PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • February 25, 2023
Gov. Janet Mills on Thursday released her “roadmap” for the state to develop offshore wind power. The aim is to create floating platforms topped with wind turbines, which capture the Gulf of Maine’s consistent sea breezes and generate electricity, helping to meet Maine’s stepped-up climate goal: 100% renewably produced power by 2040. The 111-page roadmap also shows what it will take to reach that destination. It prescribes a complex set of strategies for developing the necessary infrastructure and workforce while creating new business opportunities, safeguarding Maine’s environment and fisheries, promoting social equity and achieving other goals.