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City of Belfast Energy and Efficiency Regulations; Solar Zoning

Regulations
Zoning    Solar Energy   
Maine
2010
Municipal
City Of Belfast   
| Suburban | Rural
Within its Zoning Code, the city of Belfast in Maine has incorporated a chapter to enable its citizens to participate in a Property Assessed Clean Energy (“PACE”) Program. The PACE Program will create opportunities for “owners of qualifying propert[ies]” to “access financing for energy saving improvements to their properties.” This Program, under Belfast’s chapter, creates these financing opportunities for not only solar thermal systems, but also many other renewable sources such as photovoltaic systems, biomass systems, landfill gas to energy systems, geothermal systems, wind systems, wood pellet systems, and “any other systems eligible for funding under federal Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds or federal Clean Renewable Energy Bonds.