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- CT’s energy programs spur solar demand (4/21/14)
Nearly three years after Connecticut enacted a landmark energy law, demand for solar installations is rising — not at the same pace of neighboring Massachusetts, but giving the industry here all the work it can handle for now.
- Senate upholds LePage veto of solar energy bill (4/16/14)
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Senate on Wednesday pulled the blinds on a bill that would have allowed homeowners to receive a rebate for installing solar panels by sustaining Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of the measure.
- Maine House overrides LePage veto of solar power rebate bill (4/14/14)
AUGUSTA, Maine — The House of Representatives voted Monday to override a Gov. Paul LePage veto of a bill would fund a solar and heat pump rebate program by adding a 0.011 cents per kilowatt-hour tax on residential and commercial electric bills.
- Madison using solar energy to power electric tools (4/10/14)
MADISON >> Nestled in the rear of the Surf Club, town officials on Thursday introduced a new effort toward achieving clean energy: a maintenance trailer outfitted with solar power.
- Rhode Island House bill would reinstate 25-percent solar tax credit (4/4/14)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — After Doug Sabetti founded Newport Solar in 2009, his business grew fast. Helped by a state tax credit that lowered the cost of renewable energy systems for homeowners, he got so much work installing solar panels that he had to hire two workers
- CMP and solar energy advocates clash over what’s the smartest grid for Maine (4/18/14)
PORTLAND, Maine — Central Maine Power Co. says it needs to change a rate structure that no longer reflects its costs for delivering electricity. But some of the utility’s largest customers have countered that the proposed rate structure change would penalize them for generating their own power, using solar panels or other technologies.
- Could the ‘Shared Solar’ movement work in shady Connecticut? (4/14/14)
Manchester – Eugene DeJoannis stood behind his house one recent sunny morning and explained why it should be the perfect candidate for a solar electric system: “It has a nice, south-facing roof. It’s a simple roof. It has no obstructions on it.” There’s one problem.
- LePage vetoes solar energy bill, two others (4/11/14)
AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage vetoed three more bills Friday evening, including a solar energy concept he has been railing against for weeks.
- Brunswick solar ideas hinge on CMP rate case (4/8/14)
Town Councilor John Richardson’s plan to install solar panels on municipal buildings could hit a snag if the Public Utilities Commission approves a proposed rate case from Central Maine Power. The rate case contains a large increase on the standby charge billed to customers who produce their own power while still connected to the CMP grid
- Rhode Island House bill would reinstate 25-percent solar tax credit (4/4/14)
The legislation to bring back the credit was introduced by Rep. Deborah Ruggiero. This is the third year that the Jamestown Democrat has sponsored a bill to put it back in place. Last year and in 2012, the bill failed to make it out of committee.