The Governor’s Energy Office said Friday that it had received a termination letter from the Environmental Protection Agency for funding it had promised last year.
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Maine could lose $62M low-income solar grant under EPA proposal
The Environmental Protection Agency is reportedly moving to terminate billions nationwide in already-awarded grants designed to offer solar energy to low-income communities.
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With federal tax credit ending, Maine’s solar installers plan end-of-year sprint
The companies expect demand to jump as residential customers attempt to purchase solar systems before a long-standing 30% residential clean energy credit expires Dec. 31.
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Maine solar company says tax credit changes could slow installations, force layoffs
Tax credits that would have lasted into the 2030s could end this year under Congress’ latest draft of the budget reconciliation. That could undercut demand for new solar projects.
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Do Maine legislators really want to gut solar power? | Opinion
Proposed changes to the state’s net energy billing program are being driven by a false narrative on rising electric bills.
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Maine’s Catholic diocese is tapping into solar power
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland has leased land to solar developers to build what are believed to be the first arrays on church property in the state.
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Moscow voters repeal ban on solar farms
The vote at Monday’s town meeting was prompted by a proposal from two developers to build a commercial solar farm at a former military radar site in Moscow and Caratunk.
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GOP push to end Maine solar subsidies, but lawmaker says it’s unlikely
How much to pay solar power developers has been an issue in Augusta for years and has emerged again as costs soar for some businesses.
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Moscow banned solar farms. A developer wants to change that.
Cianbro and Patriot Renewables are proposing a 60-megawatt solar farm at an old military radar site in Moscow and Caratunk.
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Maine’s new public advocate wants to help low-income residents pay electric bills
Heather Sanborn also said she will speak neither for nor against legislation seeking to eliminate a solar subsidy program she supported as a lawmaker.