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For an example of other sustainability solutions in Maine, see: https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/solar-dominates-maines-largest-renewables-procurement-on-record
“Maine utility regulators have announced the results of the state’s largest renewables procurement to date, with solar developers coming away with the majority of winning bids.
Solar will account for about 482 megawatts of the 546 megawatts of projects approved Tuesday by the Maine Public Utilities Commission. Maine now has about 90 megawatts of solar installed, putting it in the bottom 10 states in the country, according to rankings from Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy Industries Association. However, the state is slated to add more than 800 megawatts in the coming years.
The 17 projects approved this week also include onshore wind, hydro and biomass. They were the first to get the go-ahead after Maine increased its renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to 80 percent by 2030 as part of a suite of climate and clean energy laws signed last year. Maine also set a goal of 100 percent renewable energy by 2050. In a statement, Governor Janet Mills called Tuesday's decision a ‘historic step’ toward getting there.
The state already gets 80 percent of its electricity from renewables, according to 2019 data from U.S. Energy Information Administration, but hydropower and biomass dominate that total. The RPS legislation that Gov. Mills signed in 2019 (while standing in front of a solar installation) requires the state to rely more heavily on new renewable resources and mandates the public utility commission conduct yearly competitive solicitations for new projects with long-term contracts.”
