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LePage's critical wind-power stance creating uncertainty
Since his election in 2010, LePage has questioned the economics behind wind power as part of his administration's focus on lowering energy costs for Maine ratepayers. ..."We have people in Maine who say that wind is the answer," LePage told a crowd in April. "Wind is costing us dearly. It's costing us jobs, it's costing us investment and it's costing us big."
May 27, 2012
by Kevin Miller
in Bangor Daily News
ELLSWORTH, Maine - Recent statements from Gov. Paul LePage regarding wind energy are causing some angst in Maine's wind power industry at a time changes in Augusta and Washington, D.C., are creating uncertainty over political support for renewable energy.
Since his election in 2010, LePage has questioned the economics behind wind power as part of his administration's focus on lowering energy costs for Maine ratepayers. But the Republican governor's rhetoric has intensified in recent months, suggesting that the technology is increasing energy costs and padding the pockets of "special interests."
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