Maine

Does Maine farmland need protection from solar farms?

  “State Senator Ned Claxton said it started with several farmers from Androscoggin County raising concerns about solar farms. They weren’t objecting to solar energy itself, he said, but did express worry that the state’s best farmland could be taken over by large banks of solar panels. “If you drive by a big farm with … [Read more…]

Deep Politics, Dark Money and Fraud Join the Solar Party

  “Across the U.S., there have been a number of good-faith efforts among utilities and solar companies to find a sustainable policy pathway for rooftop solar and other distributed energy resources that are challenging the traditional electric utility business model. In New York, six utilities recently partnered with three major solar companies on a proposed … [Read more…]