Maine has no fossil fuel reserves but has substantial renewable energy potential. The State's numerous rivers, forests, and windy areas provide the potential for hydroelectric, wood-fired, and wind-powered generation. Due to its energy-intensive forest products industry, Maine is the only New England State in which industry is the leading energy-consuming sector.
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- The Port of Portland receives crude oil shipments, which it then sends via pipeline to refineries in Quebec and Ontario.
- Four-fifths of Maine's households -- the highest share in the Nation -- use fuel oil for heating.
- Maine generates a larger share of its electricity from non-hydroelectric renewable resources than any other State.
- Maine is the only New England State in which industry is the leading energy-consuming sector.