BANGOR DAILY NEWS • February 16, 2023
There are significant equity issues with residential and community solar projects. While wealthier individuals who own or subscribe benefit from solar, Mainers who can’t afford solar pay to maintain the electricity distribution system. Other states have also grappled with these issues, and the National Resources Defense Council supported California’s recent reduction in solar subsidies. To gloss over substantial equity issues doesn’t advance our understanding or get us closer to developing a fairer energy system. ~ Peter Millard, Belfast