«We were astonished a few weeks ago to learn that 51 renewable energy projects are being considered in an RFP process, and that many of those projects would have catastrophic consequences for Maine, all to provide insignificant amounts of expensive electricity to
meet arbitrary requirements» in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
However, a new home that does not have an energy efficient building envelope may
meet some
arbitrary current code
requirement, but will never become a net zero home — unless it later has the additional expense of undergoing a DER.