The filing is regarded as a likely precursor to a court challenge of the Maine Public Utilities Commission ruling that changed the financial incentives for solar energy customers.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Bills to expand solar incentives in Maine ready to launch
Two frontrunners intend to enhance solar incentives, and could supercede recent changes from the state’s utilities commission.
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Posted inSea Change, Source
U.S. leaders fiddle while rest of world seeks climate action
The new administration stands apart from most Americans, in surveys, and the international community on the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Environmental groups to make hard push to reverse Maine’s new solar rules
They say the PUC’s ‘extreme’ changes, which are opposed by the governor for different reasons, will stifle industry investment and were improperly adopted.
Posted inSource
Movies + sustainability: The birds and bees star in 8 movies we think you should see
On Oscar weekend, Source staffers give their picks for the best films about climate change, Greenpeace and vanishing species.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland, South Portland approve plans to put solar farms on closed landfills
Partnering with ReVision Energy, the cities expect to use fewer fossil fuels and save thousands, but that’s not guaranteed.
Posted inMaine, News
Would Portland, South Portland solar farms turn a profit? Maybe not, analysis says
But leaders from both communities downplay the likelihood that the worst-case scenario would play out and say that solar farms are likely to break even or be profitable.
Posted inNation & World, News
New Hampshire church hits zoning snag over solar panels
Concord’s zoning board OKs the project only when the church agreed to shield the 5-foot-3-inch panels from the road using shrubbery.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
This outspoken refrigeration technician is LePage’s go-to energy policy adviser
A ‘kindred spirit,’ James LaBrecque advises the governor to embrace heat pumps. Critics warn that vision’s too narrow.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: PUC’s mishandling of solar rules will hurt industry, utilities and ratepayers
They create solar disincentives that in the long term will undermine the public’s ability to benefit from private investments in solar and battery storage.