BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 10, 2023
Lawmakers settled a messy debate over Maine’s solar subsidies on Thursday by approving an industry-backed proposal aimed at reining them in. The importance of the change is still up in the air. Regulators and policy experts haven’t said with any certainty how much the measure will save ratepayers after the incentives for community solar projects drove an electric rate increase that was finalized last month.