SunPower’s stumbles happened against the background of high interest rates, which make panels less affordable for homeowners, and a major subsidy cut in its home state – the country’s biggest solar market.
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CMP bills to go up another $5 a month to subsidize solar projects
Maine regulators OK the hike, which follows a $10 jump approved last week, to cover a nearly 50% increase in what CMP pays to solar developers under a state law designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Maine to extend solar power to low-income communities, helped by $62 million from Washington
Maine’s programs are intended to bring solar power to renters and homeowners, rural and urban households and others that may not be well-suited for on-site solar.
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Biden marks Earth Day with $7 billion in federal solar power grants
The 60 funded recipients, including the Maine Governor’s Energy Office, will serve 900,000-plus households in low- and middle-income communities.
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Wyman’s installs 35-acre solar farm to power Down East operations
It’s one of the largest, if not the largest, solar farms in Maine hosted by a business to power its own facilities.
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Major solar projects in Maine are being delayed by lengthy reviews
A trade group of manufacturers also has filed a complaint with the state supreme court over high costs charged to businesses to subsidize solar expansion.
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Phippsburg voters approve moratorium on solar and wind development
The moratorium, which goes into effect immediately, applies strictly to commercial projects.
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Phippsburg to vote on solar moratorium at special meeting
The moratorium, proposed after residents expressed concern about the Giri Sebasco project off West Point Road, would halt all new solar and wind energy projects for 180 days.
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Some Phippsburg residents push back against proposed solar farm
Giri Hotels, the management company that acquired the Haraseeket Inn in Freeport this summer, says the proposed 5.4-acre array will necessitate a nearly 10-acre clear cut.
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The first generation of solar panels will wear out. A recycling industry is taking shape
The largest solar panel recycling plant in North America has opened in Yuma, Arizona, just as the flow of used and spent solar panels sharply ramps up.