Established the first standardized solar permitting law in the United States.
Upped the RPS carve-out requirement specifically for solar production.
Establishes the goal of installing 100,000 heat pumps in Maine by 2025.
Updated the State’s RPS to require the creation of a new thermal portfolio standard to incentivize efficient heating and cooling installations.
Authorized the Public Utility Commission to double the budget for the Self-Generation Incentive Program.
Encouraged investor-owned utilities to develop up to 500 MW of storage.
Called for the mapping of “Wind Energy Resource Zones” where transmission lines would be subject to an expedited siting process.
State law makes it easier for wind project proponents to get variances from local zoning ordinances by nominating wind generation as an “inherently beneficial use.”
Nevada’s enabling legislation for local planning authorities has special provisions to protect small wind projects.