BANGOR DAILY NEWS • June 22, 2023
The Maine Senate passed Thursday a bill backed by the solar industry and Gov. Janet Mills to slightly reduce generous solar incentives after they drove a sharp utility rate hike. It has been one of the two bills that have been subject to a squabble between manufacturers and the solar industry. The latter group has invoked former Gov. Paul LePage’s legacy of opposing solar projects in ads and hammered Public Advocate William Harwood after he estimated in April that subsidies dating back to 2019 would carry major costs.