Maine Legislature: Pause Community Solar

What’s happening? Maine Legislature wants to pause community solar so that those projects cannot get ratepayer-sponsored credits that are provided under the so-called “net energy billing” program through at least June 2021.

Why is this important? This move is in response to 2019 legislation that created an array of new incentives for community solar. Regulators warned that the incentives could add tens of millions of dollars a year to electricity bills in Maine.

How will this be important? In reacting to the impact of incentives, the legislators left residential roof top solar in tact.

Maine Public Radio | Legislative Committee Proposes Temporary Moratorium On Community Solar Projects