The bill, LD 1472, allows the University of Maine until 1 September to submit a proposal in competition with Hywind, something sought by Governor Paul LePage.
After more than a year of negotiations with Statoil’s North American subsidiary, state regulators on 24 January approved a term sheet detailing commercial provisions for a long-term electricity supply contract covering the Hywind project.
After that decision, Maine’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) directed electric utility Central Maine Power to enter into a power purchase agreement with Statoil consistent with those terms.
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