Rep. Mike Soboleski (R-Phillips) penned a letter to U.S. Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi, signed by nearly every Republican in the Maine state legislature, calling for a review of they called the Maine’s burdensome, costly and unfair “clean energy” policies.
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“I am writing to request a review of certain state-level laws and programs in Maine that may conflict with the principles outlined in President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order titled “Protecting American Energy From State Overreach,” issued on April 8, 2025. This Executive Order emphasizes the need to address state and local policies that impose undue burdens on domestic energy production and may be unconstitutional or preempted by federal law,” Rep. Soboleski reminded.
President Trump’s order directed the Attorney General to review and take action against state laws that place undue burdens on domestic energy production with unconstitutional laws or laws preempted by federal regulations in the name of addressing climate change or forwarding “environmental justice.”
The Republican letter provided AG Bondi with a list of Maine’s policies that potentially violate the president’s order.
At the top of Soboleski’s list is the extremely controversial Net Energy Billing policy, intended to encourage renewable energy such as solar. The program grants credits on electric bills for homeowners with solar or other renewable energy sources, but forces other Mainers to subsidize those credits through substantial rate increases.
“This system disproportionately affects lower income residents who cannot afford to invest in solar panels or participate in community solar projects, effectively forcing them to subsidize wealthier individuals who can,” the letter stated.
It also highlighted Maine’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which imposes emissions limits on power plants and requires companies to purchase emissions “allowances.” Like Net Energy Billing, this policy increases costs for energy producers, which are then passed on to consumers, raising energy rates.
The letter raised concerns about Maine’s emission reduction goals and the state’s renewable portfolio standards that mandate ever-increasing percentages of the state’s energy come from “renewable” sources.
Soboleski also warned of the potential future burdens imposed by Maine’s growing renewable energy programs, such as offshore wind, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050.
“In light of these issues, I respectfully request that the Department of Justice review Maine’s climate and energy policies, including the NEB program, RGGI participation, emission reduction laws, renewable portfolio standards, and clean energy projects such as the King Pine Wind initiative and offshore wind development, to determine their compliance with federal law and the Constitution,” said Soboleski.
“Such a review would ensure that state-level actions do not conflict with the nation’s energy goals or impose unnecessary financial burdens on American families and businesses,” he added.
Thus far, Republican-led efforts to curtail or repeal the state’s radical climate laws have met with little success, but Soboleski and his fellow GOP legislators hope their letter will bring federal scrutiny that might lift some of the burdensome regulations imposed on Mainers and drive skyrocketing energy costs.
Soboleski’s letter was sent around the same time that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) froze grant funding for three of the University of Maine’s offshore wind development projects.
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the fact they have to say anything tells you we are just getting played!! the moment janet went against the president the federal governmnert should have been looking into everything she does… thats how it worked for jan 6ers! thats what the government does to most citizens, the momnent they go against the government… no arrests, no perp walk, no charges, no midnight raids, just forced to accept the corruption… the writing is on the wall!
Net energy billing, paid family and medical leave, lewiston housing, planned parenthood, office of new mainers, etc, etc, etc. Its all just scams to create big government and high paid taxpayer funded jobs for their “friends”. Oh, and now another state administration backed black hole, Timber HP, has declared bankruptcy, with it’s now exposed business plans showing its never was going to be profitable, just another ponzi scheme. The federal AG needs to keep prosecuting until the governor and all her comrades are incarcerated.
Augusta is controlled by crooks and grifters . The democrats MUST BE defeated in 2026 .
This will be our last chance . If Sheena or Mattie or Hanna gets the chair , we can kiss our state goodbye . The Mills regime MUST BE defeated .
And while your at it Pam, comcast asks me if I would like netflix I say no they say ok. I tell comcast I dont want any sporting events, take off reginal sport fee. They say oh we don’t have a way to just block sports. So robots on mars but cant figure how to block sports. How convenient.
CO2 is a life element and the earth’s climate changes are natural. The Dems man-made climate narrative is a HOAX. All ‘global initiatives’ were always designed to be a hit on the USA by hostile globalist MARXIST communists and there green taxation schemes and frauds. This HOAX is a monetary policy for a stable climate, guaranteed to never achieve it’s goal, at the expense of the American taxpayer. We, the people, of the USA do not want to be part of an international cabal designed to destroy our republic, our freedoms and our liberties.
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How about looking at the Democrats’ action ruling out the PUC’s ability to respond to the ill-conceived Aroostook County major high impact transmission project.
How about the Democrats’ handcuffing of every single Maine State Agency by forcing them to assure every action they consider be evaluated in context to Greenhouse Gases.
How about testimony that refers to the Maine Climate Action Plan developed by the Biden funded Maine Governors Energy Office (GEO) that repeats the lie that Maine electric rates will be reduced.
How about the GEO becoming a full-fledged Cabinet Department tasked with doing away with reliable power plants in favor of intermittent resources that would have the electricity of last resort dependent on grid scale batteries that are not being welcomed in neighborhoods throughout the USA. Defund the GEO.
How about the Maine Department of Environmental Protection report that Maine, as of 2022, was 91% carbon neutral. Are billions more Maine ratepayer and taxpayer dollars for the “Green Scam” going to amount to fart on the global situation?
The Democrats have enshrined into Maine Statutes a guaranteed rate increase every six months, ad infinitum.