{"id":150,"date":"2017-08-03T17:21:43","date_gmt":"2017-08-03T21:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/?p=150"},"modified":"2019-03-23T22:55:13","modified_gmt":"2019-03-24T02:55:13","slug":"save-the-solar-bill-urge-an-override-of-lepages-veto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.suitupmaine.org\/save-the-solar-bill-urge-an-override-of-lepages-veto\/","title":{"rendered":"SAVE THE SOLAR BILL: Urge an Override of LePage’s Veto"},"content":{"rendered":"

Environmental Issues Working Group<\/a> and Natural Resources Council of Maine C2A<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE BASICS<\/b>
\n<\/span>The Maine Legislature will vote Thursday, July 20, to override Gov. LePage\u2019s veto of the popular and bipartisan solar bill<\/span>
LD 1504<\/span><\/a>.<\/span> Thank legislators<\/b><\/a> who voted in support of the bill and ask them to hold strong, and urge those who voted against LD 1504 to support it now.<\/b><\/p>\n

THE ISSUE<\/b>
\n<\/b>Gov. Paul Lepage recently<\/span>
vetoed LD 1504<\/span><\/a>, a solar bill that<\/span> passed the House and Senate<\/span><\/a> with wide bipartisan support. The legislation would reverse the Maine Public Utilities Commission\u2019s<\/span> anti-solar requirement<\/span><\/a> that additional meters be installed for solar customers and that Mainers who generate their own solar power be charged. The regressive regulation has been compared to allowing Hannaford to charge people for growing their own tomatoes. The solar bill would also raise the cap on the number of people who can participate on a single community farm from 10 to 100. If the veto is allowed to stand, Maine\u2019s growing solar industry would take an unnecessary hit at a time when it has been successfully adding clean energy jobs to Maine\u2019s economy. LePage\u2019s veto doesn\u2019t only hurt the solar industry. Every Mainer who pays an electricity bill, regardless of whether they use solar, will see an increase in rates under these unchecked and misguided regulations.<\/span>THE ACTION
\n<\/b>Did your legislators support the solar bill? Check the
House<\/a> and Senate<\/a> roll calls.<\/p>\n

THE ACTION<\/b><\/p>\n