AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoEnergy Costs: Maine’s heating-oil average hit a record $6.04 a gallon last month, with about half of homes relying on oil. Gov. Janet Mills and other New England governors are urging Congress to add $3 billion to heating assistance. Data Centers: A plan to reuse the former Jay paper mill for a data center is back before state regulators. Separately, the Senate voted to advance a bill requiring data centers to pay for both existing grid costs and new infrastructure. Lobster Industry: Maine lobstermen say federal whale research suggests the fishery’s risk to right whales may be lower than previously estimated, and hope it will head off paused fishing restrictions. Agriculture: UMaine Extension will hold December workshops for wild blueberry growers on farm finances, irrigation and pesticide labels. Food Production: A Bar Harbor ice cream chain is expanding production in Ellsworth.
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