LD830

An Act to Protect Maine's Scenic Beauty by Requiring Solar Panel Fields to Be Hidden from View

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Maine LD830 mandates barriers to conceal solar panel fields from abutting properties.

Maine LD830 amends site location laws to require the Department of Environmental Protection to find that solar energy developments are concealed from view from abutting properties. The law specifies that a barrier, such as a fence or vegetation, must sufficiently hide the solar energy development. This change affects solar energy developers seeking approval for their projects in Maine.

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Roll Call Votes

75 Yea

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70 Nay

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6 Absent

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Calendar

Mar 26, 2025

1:00 PM

Hearing

Mar 17, 2025

10:00 AM

Hearing

History

Jun 3, 2025

House

Reports READ.

Jun 3, 2025

House

On motion of Representative DOUDERA of Camden, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.

Jun 3, 2025

House

ROLL CALL NO. 286 (Yeas 75 - Nays 70 - Absent 6 - Excused 0)