Before loss of federal incentives, Maine regulators greenlight new hydro, solar energy projects

Before loss of federal incentives, Maine regulators greenlight new hydro, solar energy projects

Solar panels in Damariscotta, Maine. (Photo by Evan Houk/ Maine Morning Star)Amid federal efforts to scale-back clean energy incentives, utility regulators in Maine approved five new renewable energy projects. On Sept. 16, the Maine Public Utilities Commission approved a four-megawatt hydroelectric facility and four solar projects totaling more than 250 megawatts through a procurement process that prioritized the reuse of contaminated land for e…