THE
FACTS
THE
FACTS
TELL YOUR LEGISLATOR:
STOP SKYROCKETING ELECTRICITY COSTS
Maine’s current Net Energy Billing program is broken. We have the most expensive solar projects in America, costing Mainers hundreds of millions of dollars in unnecessary rate hikes. Our legislators have the power to protect Maine ratepayers and Maine families from Net Energy Billing. Let’s ask our Maine legislators to stop the price spikes caused by Net Energy Billing.
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Net Energy Billing inflates electricity costs for all Mainers—including those who participate in community solar programs.
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Maine’s broken Net Energy Billing projects cost FIVE TIMES MORE than equally useful solar routinely purchased by utilities. Some NEB projects this year have rates of 25 cents per kWh, while Maine Public Utilities Commission routinely purchases equally useful solar for less than 5 cents per kWh. Maine families cannot afford this expensive mistake.
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Maine’s utilities, energy consumers, and MPUC all estimate NEB projects will cost at least $200 million per year for 20 years. That’s an undisputed cost of at least $4 BILLION to Maine ratepayers.
Community solar program will cost Mainers $220M a year by 2025
Bangor Daily News
April 13, 2023
Numerous states are backing away from expensive NEB programs like Maine’s
Solar Power World
April 19, 2022