PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • August 8, 2025
The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to take back more than $60 million in already-promised funding for low-income solar grants in Maine, part of a program commonly referred to as “Solar for All.” The Maine Governor’s Energy Office said Friday that it had received a termination letter from the Environmental Protection Agency, which in 2024 had awarded Maine $62 million to expand solar access for low-income communities. Those funds were fully obligated to Maine in December, the office said. The state office had been in the process of developing its plan for the money, which it had intended to begin distributing to residents and community groups across Maine.