Children at the shore on Sears Island, Maine. Officials consider Sears Island an ideal site to build and launch wind turbines; local groups oppose the plan. — ©2023 The New York Times Company
IF there is anywhere in the United States primed to welcome the clean energy transition, it is Penobscot Bay in Maine.
Electricity prices there are high and volatile. The ocean waters are warming fast, threatening the lobster fishery. Miles offshore, winds blow strong enough to heat every home and power every car in the state.
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