Maine Audubon supports the comprehensive solar legislation that was�announced recently.�We need you to help us support this historic bill.Take Action!
Please�attend the public hearing before the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee and speak in support of LD 1649.�
When: Wednesday,�March 16, 1:00pm
Where: Room 211 of the
Cross Office Building in Augusta
If you can’t attend, please contact�the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee and�urge them to support LD 1649.�The link above�sends you to the committee�information.�Click on each legislator’s name to get their contact information.
LD 1649 would give Maine a big�boost: it ensures that in the next five years Maine will�have more than ten times more solar installed than we have today � from rooftops�to solar farms.
If you can, please come early and show your support for solar power in the morning:
Between 8:30-9:15am�we will meet at�NRCM’s office�for an introduction. There is a parking garage and lots of parking near the NRCM�office, which is across from the State House.�Then at 9:30am we’ll�don yellow solar t-shirts and walk over to the State House together so you can speak directly with your legislators about solar power.�At 11:30am we’ll return�to NRCM’s office for pizza before walking�over to the public hearing that begins at 1:00pm.
If you can help build a solar-powered future for Maine by making your voice heard in Augusta on March 16,�please RSVP today.�It’s okay if you can only come for part of the day!
Reasons to support�this solar proposal
This comprehensive solar legislation:
- Ensures a massive increase in solar power and solar jobs in Maine.
- Provides a huge boost for community solar farms.
- Introduces an upgrade to net-metering.
- Mixes innovation, flexibility�and safeguards.
- Keeps net-metering for existing solar customers.
- Lowers electricity costs for everyone in Maine.
- Offers a win-win solution in the Maine tradition.
LD 1649�has strong, broad support from Maine solar companies, the environmental�community, towns, community leaders and many others.�This is a strong, well-developed solar policy, which Maine has lacked for years. Maine Audubon and others will continue to push for a final bill that includes adequate safeguards to protect solar jobs and ensure strong new solar energy rates.
Please join�us in supporting this historic legislation.
Jenn Burns Gray
Maine Audubon Staff Attorney and Advocate
jgray@maineaudubon.org
(207) 781-2330 x224
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