Legal Opinion
Snakeroot Solar, LLC v. Public Utilities Commission
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 15, 2025No. PUC-24-322PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:
2025 ME 64
Docket: PUC-24-322 Argued: March 5, 2025 Decided: July 15, 2025 Panel: STANFILL, C.J., and MEAD, HORTON, LAWRENCE, and DOUGLAS, JJ. SNAKEROOT SOLAR, LLC v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION DOUGLAS, J. [¶1] Snakeroot Solar, LLC, appeals from an order of the Public Utilities Commission denying its petition for a good-cause exemption under 35-A M.R.S. § 3209-A(7) (2025) from the statute’s December 31, 2024, deadline—the date by which certain electric generating facilities must have “reach[ed] commercial operation” in order to…
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