MAINE PUBLIC • May 10, 2023
A legislative committee heard testimony on a bill Wednesday that would ease visual impact requirements for offshore wind ports. A port to support Maine's offshore wind industry could require cranes that are taller than those at Bath Iron Works, or the towers of the Penobscot Narrows Bridge. And State Sen. Chip Curry says they couldn't be permitted under current visual impact standards. The Maine League of Conservation Voters and the Maine State Chamber of Commerce testified in support of the bill, and no one spoke in opposition.