PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • February 3, 2025
Maine businesses and residents and Wabanaki Nations benefited from an unprecedented $2.2 billion in federal clean energy spending and private investment incentivized by Washington, an environmental group said Monday as it warned of what’s at stake if President Donald Trump follows through on promises to scuttle Biden administration initiatives. The largest share, $866.3 million, is for distributed energy, according to the report by the Natural Resources Council of Maine. Distributed energy is the use of smaller generation units on the consumer’s side of the meter such as rooftop solar panels and battery storage.