Backers of offshore wind and an outspoken foe unite against Sears Island terminal

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • March 13, 2025

A Republican who firmly opposes Maine’s efforts to develop offshore wind power is finding political allies among those who back it. Their common ground: keep Sears Island out of it. About a dozen people who support efforts to launch an offshore wind industry testified Wednesday in favor of two bills against developing a wind port on Sears Island, urging lawmakers on the Environment and Natural Resources Committee to consider building a terminal to assemble and store wind turbines at Mack Point instead, saying that the nearby location is already an industrial site being used by an energy and port services company.