Maine will receive $62M from EPA to expand solar to low-income households

Maine is receiving $62 million from the federal government to bring solar energy to low-income households, reduce energy costs and create more jobs. Maine was one of 60 projects to receive this funding through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Solar for All competition, which expands residential or community solar programs and is funded through the Inflation Reduction Act. The state’s application included incentives for rooftop solar storage and technical assistance for cooperatively owned solar operations, according to a news release from the governor’s office Monday. “All Maine people should have...