Maine Cement Plant Closing Because Gas Pipeline was Canceled

Actions have consequences. Environuts, like the lefties in Maine, seem to forget that. In early 2021, Summit Natural Gas of Maine, a regional utility company, announced plans to extend its service territory into Maine’s Midcoast region with a $90 million pipeline project (see Summit Natural Gas of Maine Plans Small $90M Pipe in Midcoast). The company’s expansion into Knox and Waldo Counties would bring natural gas to residential and commercial customers, like the Dragon Cement plant in Thomaston, and to the communities along the Route 1 corridor. After the announcement, environuts raised such a fuss that Summit surrendered without a fight and canceled the project (see Environuts Cause Summit to Cancel $90M Pipe Project in Maine). Dragon says because of the canceled pipe, it will now close the plant, devastating Thomaston with lost jobs and lost tax revenues. Consequences.

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