Legislators want a 'Standard Buyer' to acquire distributed
generation and value it properly
Lawmakers in Maine may have found the best solution for
getting off the net metering merry-go-round since Massachusetts’ minimum bill proposal sank, clean
energy advocates in the state say.
The Maine Office of the Public Advocate and an influential
state legislator led a joint committee of the Legislature to
unanimous approval of a proposal that will offer solar developers at every
market level an opportunity to opt out of net energy metering (NEM). Instead of
retail rate NEM, they will have the choice of a new plan that allows
them to capture more value for their solar.
