MAINE MONITOR • November 28, 2025
As the Trump administration works to dismantle renewable energy initiatives and boost oil, coal and natural gas, states such as Maine with aggressive climate initiatives will be largely on their own to maintain momentum. Or maybe shift gears. One takeaway from a recent panel discussion with legislators at the Maine State Chamber of Commerce’s Energy Summit in Portland is that energy affordability — under mounting stress chiefly from rising electricity prices — will be a litmus test for most any climate policy or spending decisions. That puts pressure on Democrats. They have set Maine’s energy agenda, embodied in the state’s climate action plan. Building clean energy projects to meet “our climate goals” remains among the most divisive issues.