PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • April 20, 2020
Maine’s clean-energy industry was anticipating robust activity in 2020. The Legislature had restored incentives for rooftop solar and enacted policies promoting renewable power. Aggressive climate goals from Gov. Janet Mills were creating momentum and business opportunities. But the momentum has stalled just when efforts to mitigate climate change were creating a sense of urgency. Nationally in March 106,000 clean-energy workers lost their jobs. Some larger solar projects that are mounted on the ground and at least one wind farm are moving forward in Maine.