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Maine Files Long-Term Energy Plan With Legislature
Excerpts from Press Release:
{***} “As required by law, the Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) today submitted to the Legislature the Maine Energy Plan, a strategic plan for the state to advance affordable, reliable and clean energy for Maine’s people and economy.
The Energy Plan highlights the significant progress Maine has made toward achieving its energy goals to date, including investing in energy efficient technologies that are saving Maine people money and expanding homegrown clean energy to boost the state’s energy independence.
The Plan outlines strategies to further reduce energy costs, ensure reliability and resilience, and increase the diversity of energy resources to meet the Governor’s goal of 100 percent clean electricity by 2040, which will reduce energy costs and volatility over time. The Plan was informed by an 18-month stakeholder engagement process and an expert technical report.” {***}
“For too long, Maine has been heavily reliant on imported fossil fuels to heat our homes, run our businesses, and power our economy,” said Dan Burgess, Director of the Maine Governor’s Energy Office. “This over-reliance has made our state vulnerable to steep price increases driven by global markets, as we’ve experienced in recent years. The Maine Energy Plan offers key strategies and actions necessary for the state to become more energy independent, helping to stabilize energy prices for Maine people over the long run while increasing energy reliability and resilience, creating good-paying jobs, and keeping more energy dollars here in Maine.”
“The Maine Energy Plan offers five objectives and associated strategies and actions to advance Maine’s energy system and meet the state’s climate and clean energy requirements. The five objectives are:
- Deliver affordable energy for Maine people and businesses
- Ensure Maine’s energy systems are reliable and resilient in the face of growing challenges
- Responsibly advance clean energy
- Deploy efficient technologies to reduce energy costs
- Expand clean energy career opportunities for Maine people and advance innovation
In February 2023, recognizing the key role clean energy resources already play in advancing Maine toward a cleaner, more affordable and resilient energy future, Governor Mills set a goal of 100 percent of Maine’s electricity sourced from clean resources by the year 2040. The Maine Energy Plan offers a pathway to reach that goal consistent with the objectives of Maine Won’t Wait, the Maine Infrastructure Rebuilding and Resilience Commission Interim Report, and Maine’s 10-Year Economic Development Plan. The Plan outlines key actions to be led by GEO in collaboration with other state agencies, community organizations, and private sector partners.”
Press Release (01/17/2025)
