Off-site renewable projects will contribute more to infrastructure costs under latest reform

Off-site renewable projects will contribute more to infrastructure costs under latest reform

Solar panels in Damariscotta, Maine. (Photo by Evan Houk/ Maine Morning Star)In the latest regulatory reform to Maine’s renewable energy landscape, the Public Utilities Commission has finalized the details of a new fee for larger, off-site renewable energy installations. Last year, the Legislature passed a law to reform the state’s net energy billing program, which is designed to encourage renewable energy projects by offering customers credits …