Solar Power For Maine Bill

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Solar power for maine bill.

It got off to a good start with an excellent rps target nice solar rebates and a good net metering scheme don t worry we ll explain that jargon in a moment. Report a power outage tree down or streetlight outage view outages by list or map and get information on restoration efforts and resources. State of maine legislature. Modern grid tied solar electric arrays have no moving parts no batteries at all.

Emera maine maine public district. Reference committee energy utilities and technology. Maine is one of those states that can t quite make up its mind on solar power. Solar power is a clean pollution free renewable energy source that is available statewide.

Ld 1711 sp 565 an act to promote solar energy projects and distributed generation resources in maine sponsored by senator dana dow. Maine solar power incentives tax breaks and rebates. Calendar year 2020 december 2 2019 order in docket no. Summary of ld 1711.

Medium commercial or industrial. Read more we are here to help you during the covid 19 public health event. Maine lacks any tax credits for solar power. There is still the big beautiful federal tax credit to help ease your transition to solar.

The bill creates two separate but. Don t worry that much though. Covering just 1 of maine s land mass to solar would capture enough solar energy to power our energy needs locally indefinitely. 1711 an act to promote solar energy projects and distributed generation resources in maine sponsored by senator dana dow will incentivize at least 375 megawatts mw of new distributed generation in maine which is expected to be primarily solar photovoltaic pv development for projects under 5 mw.

The bill intends to use competitive markets to develop low cost solar and build on the innovative bipartisan policy ideas developed in recent years among maine consumer advocates solar businesses and others said dylan voorhees policy director for the natural resources council of maine. Emera maine bangor hydro district. We think the legislature can do more by offering you a personal tax credit to help offset the cost of switching to solar power.