As members of the Sumner Select Board, we support LD1373, referred to as the “Berry Bill,” which would protect and expand access by individuals and towns to solar power in the state of Maine. The bill has significant economic value for small towns, such as Sumner, and programs that would enable and encourage our town […]
LD 1373
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A winning solution for energy
As a public school teacher and concerned citizen of Maine, I was disappointed to learn of the LePage-appointed Maine PUC commissioners’ decision to phase out net-metering for roof-top solar. According to two surveys taken in 2016, more than 60 percent of Mainers support net-metering. Contrary to what Gov. LePage purports, solar arrays, in addition to […]
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Maine could benefit from solar
The PUC’s stand on phasing out net-metering is extremely detrimental to all of those who have invested or intend to invest in solar energy. As a matter of fact, its decision is a death knell for energy in Maine. It is a very backward and biased decision. The decision will result in the loss of […]
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Increasing energy independence
The state’s Energy Utilities and Technology Committee will conduct a hearing on LD 1373 — An Act to Protect and Expand Access to Solar Power in Maine — at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 4. I am glad to know my representative, Jess Fay, supports that bill. Without the passage of that bill, the solar industry […]