On Sullivan Planning Board, Graham Platner voted to pump the brakes on solar

On Sullivan Planning Board, Graham Platner voted to pump the brakes on solar

Graham Platner’s  recently released energy plan navigates several tensions, including how to build clean energy projects and transmission lines quickly while also incorporating community input. Such projects are not only needed to fight climate change but to help bring down sky-high electricity prices. Platner’s plan contains only a short section on this tension, calling for permitting reform for clean energy. But Platner’s limited record in pub…

On Sullivan planning board, Platner voted to pump the brakes on solar • Maine Morning Star

Solar panels in Damariscotta, Maine. (Photo by Evan Houk/ Maine Morning Star) This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Graham Platner’s recently released energy plan navigates several tensions, including how to build clean energy projects and transmission lines quickly while also incorporating communit…