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Maine PUC approves $120M offshore wind project
http://www.pressherald.com/news/PUC-approves-maine-statoil-wind-turbine-offshore-deepwater.htmlHALLOWELL — The Maine Public Utility Commission today approved the terms of a project proposal by Norwegian energy giant Statoil to build a $120 million deepwater wind turbine demonstration project in the Gulf of Maine.
Commission members voted 2-1 in favor of the proposal, but placed several conditions on their approval that Statoil must meet.
Voting against the project was the PUC's newest commissioner, Mark Vannoy.
Statoil said it will review those condtions but the considered the approval an important milestone for the project.
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