MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • May 23, 2021
While there’s no official tally, it’s a safe bet that tens of thousands of Mainers already have signed up for community solar. One point of reference: Boston-based Nexamp Inc., which has at least 10 projects under development in Maine, testified last March in the Legislature that it has more than 9,000 subscribers. Are these community solar offers some sort of scam? In summary, community solar isn’t a scam, but people who sign up are entering into a legally binding contract. To put some teeth into the state’s oversight of these provisions, a bill moving through the Legislature, L.D. 507, would give the PUC authority to adopt consumer protection rules around community solar.