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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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.
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Livermore Falls Planning Board approves changes to Solar Energy Systems Ordinance
Changes include limiting medium and large systems to 15 acres and language to protect firefighters.
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Livermore Falls Planning Board approves changes to Solar Energy Systems Ordinance
The document limits facilities to 15 acres and includes protections for firefighters.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News
Discussion on changes to Livermore Falls solar ordinance set for Jan. 22
The meeting is set for 5 p.m. at the Livermore Falls Town Office to further discuss limiting size of solar farms and making sure firefighters are protected.
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How Jimmy Carter’s White House solar panels ended up in Maine
Unity College acquired the panels in 1991 after they were removed from the White House, and they were used to heat water at the school’s cafeteria for years.
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Solar power is cutting daytime electricity demand on New England’s grid
Power generated by rooftop solar panels in Maine is small relative to other New England states but nearly doubled in the last year.
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Greene says no to latest power plan to build 600-acre solar array
The ‘overwhelming’ vote to limit solar energy systems in town put and end to Swift Current Energy’s plan to build a 600-acre solar array along parcels of private property in the CMP corridor.
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Maine attorney general warns consumers of misleading solar power ads
Solar energy customers have been advised that Maine does not require homeowners to convert to solar and that the state does not offer incentives, grants, rebates or tax credits to install home solar panels.
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Maine gets $65 million to improve solar and wind power connections to the grid
Computer software and hardware are expected to boost power generation at solar and wind farms and help reduce bottlenecks in connecting renewable energy to CMP’s and Versant’s grids.