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Maine's Electric Industry Restructuring Laws
Updated through the 130th Legislature

Introduction

PL 1997, c. 316 restructured Maine's electric industry and opened the retail purchase and sale of electricity to competition beginning March 1, 2000. The chart below is a statutory history of the resulting Title 35-A MRS, Chapter 32.






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Year LD Amendments Final Disposition Legislative Record
Debate & Remarks		 Other Documents & News Clips Full LD
History
1997 LD 1804

An Act to Restructure the State's Electric Industry		 Enacted with amendment:

H-568		 PL 1997, c. 316 Senate, May 22, 1997
p. S-1083-S-1087

Senate, May 23, 1997
p. S-1124-S-1125		 Report:  Electric utility industry restructuring : Docket no. 95-462: report and recommended plan (Dec. 31, 1996)

Report:  Annual Report on Electric Restructuring Presented to the Utilities and Energy Committee (Dec. 31, 2002)

Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
1997 LD 1899

An Act Regarding the Restructuring of Contracts between Public Utilities and Qualifying Facilities		 N/A PL 1997, c. 558, §1 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
1998 LD 1935

An Act to Ensure the Transferability of the Generating Assets of Electric Utilities		 Enacted with amendment:

H-984		 PL 1997, c. 710, §9 Senate, March 27, 1998
p. S-2067		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
1998 LD 2018

An Act to Protect Customers of Consumer-owned Utilities		 Enacted with amendment:

S-504		 PL 1997, c. 638 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
1998 LD 2285

An Act Relating to Electric Industry Restructuring		 Enacted with amendment:

S-617		 PL 1997, c. 691, §§6-8 Senate, March 26, 1998
p. S-2041		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
1999 LD 1214

An Act Authorizing the Release of Information to a Competitive Electricity Provider		 Enacted with amendment:

H-330		 PL 1999, c. 237 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
1999 LD 1398

An Act to Secure Environmental and Economic Benefits from Electric Utility Restructuring 		Enacted with amendment:

H-522		 PL 1999, c. 336, §3 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
1999 LD 1649

An Act to Strengthen Maine's Research and Development Capacity in Renewable Energy Resources		 Enacted with amendment:

H-523		 PL 1999, c. 372 Senate, May 20, 1999
p. S-1120-S-1121		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
1999 LD 1998

An Act to Fulfill the Requirements of the Electric Restructuring Act		 Enacted with amendment:

H-112		 PL 1999, c. 43 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
1999 LD 2154

An Act to Amend the Electric Industry Restructuring Laws		 Enacted with amendment:

H-620		 PL 1999, c. 398, §§A-72-A-75, B-1, D-1, E-1, F-1, Parts G, I, J, K, L, M, and N No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2000 LD 2289

An Act to Provide Standard-offer Service to Certain Customers		 N/A PL 1999, c. 578 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2000 LD 2403

An Act to Delay the Start-up Date for Implementing Electric Metering and Billing Competition		 Enacted with amendment:

H-831		 PL 1999, c. 601 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2000 LD 2428

An Act to Make Certain Public Utility Commission Rules Routine Technical Rules		 N/A PL 1999, c. 577 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2000 LD 2508

An Act Relating to Electric Industry Restructuring		 Enacted with amendment:

H-935		 PL 1999, c. 657, §§18-20 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2001 LD 157

An Act to Clarify Marketing Standards for Telephone Utilities and Competitive Electricity Providers		 Enacted with amendment:

H-93		 PL 2001, c. 71, §1 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2002 LD 420

An Act to Strengthen Energy Conservation		 Enacted with amendment:

H-961		 PL 2001, c. 624, §§3, 4 House, March 20, 2002
p. H-1873-H-1874 		Report:  2003 Annual Report (2003)

Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2002 LD 2003

An Act to Prepare Residential Electricity Customers for Competitive Electricity Markets in Maine		 Enacted with amendment:

H-819		 PL 2001, c. 528 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2003 LD 231

An Act To Strengthen Delivery of Electricity Conservation Programs		 Enacted with amendment:

S-88		 PL 2003, c. 217 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2003 LD 352

An Act To Encourage Energy Efficiency and Security		 Enacted with amendment:

S-87		 PL 2003, c. 219 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2003 LD 669

An Act To Strengthen the Energy Resources Council		 Enacted with amendments:

S-200
H-567 		PL 2003, c. 487, §§2, 3 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2003 LD 805

An Act To Create a Sustainable Energy Trust Fund. New Title: An Act To Protect Conservation Trust Funds		 Enacted with amendment:

S-133		 PL 2003, c. 275 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2003 LD 1030

An Act To Allow Consumer-owned Utilities To Purchase Power at Negotiated Wholesale Rates, Terms and Conditions		 Enacted with amendment:

H-124		 PL 2003, c. 141 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2003 LD 1319

An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government...for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005		 Enacted with amendments:

H-27
H-46		 PL 2003, c. 20, §RR-10 House, March 26, 2003
p. H-283-H-292

House, March 27, 2003
p. H-301-H-304

Senate, March 27, 2003
p. S-311-S-318		 Report:  Final Report on Building Codes Presented by the Maine Public Utilities Commission to the Joint Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy (Jan. 26, 2004)

Report:  Final Report of the Committee to Study the Implementation of the Privatization of the State's Wholesale Liquor Business (Apr. 2004)

Report:  2003 Maine Tax Amnesty Program & Tax Enforcement Programs: A Report Prepared for the Taxation Committee and the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee (Sept. 2004)

Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2003 LD 1483

An Act To Improve the Ability of the Public Utilities Commission To Enforce State Laws, Rules and Requirements		 Enacted with amendment:

H-342		 PL 2003, c. 505, §§29, 30 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2003 LD 1539

An Act To Amend the Laws Relating to Corporations, Limited Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies, Limited Liability Partnerships and Marks		 Enacted with amendment:

H-419		 PL 2003, c. 344, §D-24 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2003 Revisor's Report   RR 2003, c. 2, §112      
2004 LD 671

An Act To Facilitate the Development of Cost-effective Distributed Electricity Generation in the State		 Enacted with amendment:

S-399		 PL 2003, c. 555 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2004 LD 1692

An Act To Enhance Pine Tree Development Zones		 Enacted with amendments:

H-831
S-446		 PL 2003, c. 610, §2 House, March 30, 2004
p. H-1471-H-1472

House, March 31, 2004
p. H-1485-H-1486		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2004 LD 1741

An Act To Amend the Information Disclosure Requirements of Some Competitive Electricity Providers		 Enacted with amendment:

H-718		 PL 2003, c. 558 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2004 LD 1916

An Act To Correct Errors and Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine		 Enacted with amendments:

H-907     H-952
H-923     H-953
H-946     S-552
H-947     S-555
H-950     S-559
 PL 2003, c. 688, §G-1 House, April 16, 2004
p. H-1743-H-1744		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2004 LD 1929

An Act To Promote Economic Development in the State by Encouraging the Production of Electricity from Renewable and Indigenous Resources		 Enacted with amendment:

H-886		 PL 2003, c. 665, §§1, 2 Senate, April 13, 2004
p. S-1599-S-1600		 Report:  Reexamination of Provisional Rules Incorporating Renewable Resources into Standard Offer Supply (Jan. 2006)

Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2004 LD 1949

An Act Relating to Certain Energy Responsibilities of the Public Utilities Commission		 N/A PL 2003, c. 644, §8 (See PL 2003, c. 688) No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2005 LD 563

An Act To End Discrimination against Persons with Pulmonary Disabilities in Northern and Eastern Maine		 Enacted with amendment:

H-181		 PL 2005, c. 132 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2005 Revisor's Report   RR 2005, c. 1, §17      
2006 LD 1379

An Act To Amend the Maine Wind Energy Act		 Enacted with amendments:

H-1108
S-365		 PL 2005, c. 646, §2 Senate, June 2, 2005
p. S-1089-S-1092

House, June 8, 2005
p. H-933-H-936

House, June 8, 2005
p. H-946-H-947

House, May 23, 2006
p. H-1784		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2005 LD 1586

An Act To Encourage the Use of Solar Energy		 Enacted with amendments:

H-615
S-403		 PL 2005, c. 459 No debate. Report:  2005 Annual Report on the Solar Energy Rebate Program (Dec. 2005)

Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2006 LD 1931

An Act To Encourage Energy Independence for Maine		 Enacted with amendment:

S-523		 PL 2005, c. 569 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2006 LD 2041

An Act To Enhance Maine's Energy Independence and Security		 Enacted with amendments:

H-1024
S-628		 PL 2005, c. 677, §§B-1, B-2, C-1 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2007 LD 36

An Act To Transfer the Administration of the Renewable Resource Fund from the State Planning Office to the Public Utilities Commission		 Enacted with amendment:

H-10		 PL 2007, c. 18 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2007 LD 134

An Act To Encourage the Use of Solar Energy		 Enacted with amendment:

S-11		 PL 2007, c. 29 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2007 LD 268

An Act Regarding the Long-term Contracting Authority of the Public Utilities Commission		 Enacted with amendment:

H-220		 PL 2007, c. 293 House, May 22, 2007
p. H-547-H-549

Senate, May 24, 2007
p. S-753-S-755

Senate, June 5, 2007
p. S-891-S-892		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2007 LD 795

An Act To Extend the Solar Energy Rebate Program		 Enacted with amendment:

S-67		 PL 2007, c. 158 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2007 LD 813

An Act To Provide an Energy Allowance to At-home Patients Using Ventilators		 Enacted with amendment:

H-89		 PL 2007, c. 97 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2007 LD 1851

An Act To Establish the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Act of 2007		 Enacted with amendments:

H-321
H-380		 PL 2007, c. 317, §§1-13 House, May 31, 2007
p. H-630-H-632

House, June 1, 2007
p. H-649-H-650

House, June 1, 2007
p. H-652

House, June 4, 2007
p. H-658

House, June 5, 2007
p. H-670

Senate, June 5, 2007
p. S-873-S-877

House, June 7, 2007
p. H-717

House, June 11, 2007
p. H-740-H-741
 Report:  Report by the Public Utilities Commission to the Utilities and Energy Committee Regarding LD 1851, "An Act to Establish the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative" (Mar. 11, 2008)

Report:  Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Annual Report (Mar. 27, 2015)

Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2007 LD 1920

An Act To Stimulate Demand for Renewable Energy		 Enacted with amendment:

H-516		 PL 2007, c. 403 House, June 11, 2007
p. H-726		 Report:  Annual Report on the New Renewable Resource Portfolio Requirement: Presented to the Utilities and Energy Comm. (Mar. 31, 2008)

Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2007 Revisor's Report   RR 2007, c. 2, §20      
2008 LD 1248

An Act To Establish the Northern Maine Power Agency		 Enacted with amendment:

S-405		 PL 2007, c. 481 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2008 LD 2002

An Act To Protect Electricity Consumers of Northern Maine		 Enacted with amendment:

S-521		 PL 2007, c. 575, §§2-5 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2008 LD 2061

An Act To Clarify the Qualifications of Installers under the Solar Energy Rebate Program		 Enacted with amendment:

H-691		 PL 2007, c. 493 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2008 LD 2159

An Act To Advance the Maine Economy		 Enacted with amendment:

S-566		 PL 2007, c. 644 No debate. Report:  Report to Joint Standing Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development: An Act to Advance the Maine Economy; Leadership and Entrepreneurial Development (Feb. 2009)

Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2008 LD 2255

An Act To Protect Maine's Energy Sovereignty through the Designation of Energy Infrastructure Corridors and Energy Plan Development		 Enacted with amendments:

H-970
H-999
S-561		 PL 2007, c. 656, Pt. B House, April 8, 2008
p. H-1473-H-1475

House, April, 11, 2008
p. H-1565-H-1566

House, April 11, 2008
p. H-1570

House, April 14, 2008
p. H-1584

 Report:  Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security's 2009 Annual Report (Feb. 18, 2010)

Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2008 LD 2283

An Act To Implement Recommendations of the Governor's Task Force on Wind Power Development		 Enacted with amendment:

S-581		 PL 2007, c. 661, §D-1 House, April 11, 2008
p. H-1563-H-1564		 Report:  Report of the Governor's Task Force on Wind Power Development: Finding Common Ground for a Common Purpose: Final Report (Feb. 2008)

Report:  Report on the State of Maine's Wind Energy Goals and Realization of Tangible Benefits (Jan. 19, 2009)

Report:  Maine Wind Energy Development Assessment: Report and Recommendations (Mar. 2012)

Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2009 LD 220

An Act To Increase the Availability of Solar and Wind Power		 Enacted with amendment:

S-90		 PL 2009, c. 88 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2009 LD 844

An Act To Reduce Costs for Customers of Northern Maine Consumer-owned Utilities		 Enacted with amendment:

H-85 		PL 2009, c. 108 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2009 LD 1075

An Act To Promote Community-based Energy		 Enacted with amendment:

H-463		 PL 2009, c. 329, §§A-2, A-3, Pt. B No debate. Report:  Interim Progress Report Related to LD 1075 (Feb. 22, 2010)

Report:  Report by the Public Utilities Commission: Community-Based Renewable Energy Pilot Program (Jan. 15, 2011)

Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2009 LD 1114

An Act To Facilitate the Marketing of Power Produced by Small Generators		 Enacted with amendment:

H-226		 PL 2009, c. 197 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2009 LD 1152

An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Certain Reports and Reviews Related to Utilities and Energy and Certain Positions at the Public Utilities Commission		 N/A PL 2009, c. 122, §14, 15 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2009 LD 1475

An Act To Correct Errors and Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine		 Enacted with amendment:

H-579		 PL 2009, c. 415, §A-21-A-23, E-2 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2009 LD 1485

An Act Regarding Maine's Energy Future		 Enacted with amendment:

H-540		 PL 2009, c. 372, §§A-6, A-7, Pt. K House, June 5, 2009
p. H-820-H-825

House, June 8, 2009
p. H-835

Senate, June 8, 2009
p. S-1034-S-1036

House, June 11, 2009
p. H-892-H-893

Senate, June 11, 2009
p. S-1089-S-1090

House, June 12, 2009
p. H-920		 Report:  Final Report of the Commission to Study Energy Infrastructure (Dec. 2009)

Report:  Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security's 2009 Annual Report (Feb. 18, 2010)

Report:  Interim Report on the Maine Energy, Housing, and Economic Recovery Program (Mar. 1, 2010)

Report:  Efficiency Maine Trust. Financial Report (June 30, 2010)

Report:  Final Report: Heating Fuels Efficiency & Weatherization Fund (Dec. 15, 2010)

Report:  Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Annual Report (Mar. 27, 2015)

Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2010 LD 1647

An Act To Enhance Maine's Clean Energy Opportunities		 Enacted with amendment:

H-675		 PL 2009, c. 518, §§1-6 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2010 LD 1679

An Act To Create Jobs and Stimulate Economic Development by Making Captive Insurers Eligible for Pine Tree Development Zone Benefits for 10 Years		 Enacted with amendment:

S-400		 PL 2009, c. 627, §5 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2010 LD 1682

An Act To Amend the Electric Utility Industry Laws as They Relate to Renewable Resources		 Enacted with amendments:

S-372
S-414		 PL 2009, c. 542, §§1-7 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2010 LD 1696

An Act To Strengthen the Community-based Renewable Energy Pilot Program		 Enacted with amendment:

H-730		 PL 2009, c. 565, §§1-4 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2011 LD 463

An Act Concerning Policy Objectives of the Public Utilities Commission		 Enacted with amendment:

H-121 		PL 2011, c. 109 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2011 LD 729

An Act To Prohibit Electric Utilities from Entering into Long-term Supply Agreements		 Enacted with amendment:

S-193		  PL 2011, c. 273 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2011 LD 761

An Act To Provide Rebates for the Purchase of Certain Solar and Wind Power Equipment		 Enacted with amendment:

H-455		 PL 2011, c. 314, §1 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2011 LD 795

An Act To Expand Net Energy Billing		 Enacted with amendment:

S-216		 PL 2011, c. 262 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2011 LD 999

An Act To Correct a Statutory Oversight Regarding the Public Utilities Commission's Ability To Use Certain Funds		 Enacted with amendment:

H-437		 PL 2011, c. 283 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2011 LD 1510

An Act Regarding Information Provided to Consumers by Competitive Electricity Providers		 Enacted with amendment:

H-398		 PL 2011, c. 284 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2011 LD 1570

An Act To Reduce Energy Prices for Maine Consumers		 Enacted with amendments:

S-272
S-310		 PL 2011, c. 413 Senate, June 15, 2011
p. S-1353		 Report:  MPUC RPS Report 2011 - Review of RPS Requirements and Compliance in Maine (Jan. 30, 2012)

Report:  Highlights from MPUC RPS Report 2011: Review of RPS Requirements and Compliance in Maine: Prepared for the Maine Public Utilities Commission Pursuant to An Act to Reduce Energy Prices for Maine Consumers (Feb. 23, 2012)

Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2012 LD 1864

An Act To Improve Efficiency Maine Trust Programs To Reduce Heating Costs and Provide Energy Efficient Heating Options for Maine's Consumers		 Enacted with amendment:

S-508		 PL 2011, c. 637, §1 No debate. Report:  Report on Efficient Heating Pilot Programs Presented to the Joint Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology (Jan. 15, 2014)

Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2013 LD  885

An Act To Remove Obsolete Provisions of the Electric Industry Restructuring Laws		 Enacted with amendment:

S-52		 PL 2013, c. 116 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2013 LD 1536

An Act To Correct Errors and Inconsistencies in the Laws of Maine		 Enacted with amendments:

H-566     H-574
H-569     H-576
H-570     H-577
H-571     H-578
H-572     S-369
H-573		 PL 2013, c. 424, §A-20 House, July 9, 2013
p. H-1219

House, July 9, 2013
p. H-1257		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2013 LD 1553

An Act To Maintain Competition among Electricity Suppliers Serving Northern Maine		 N/A PL 2013, c. 346 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2013 LD 1559

An Act To Reduce Energy Costs, Increase Energy Efficiency, Promote Electric System Reliability and Protect the Environment		 Enacted with amendment:

H-350		 PL 2013, c. 369, §A-2 Senate, June 6, 2013
p. S-997-S-1003

House, June 7, 2013
p. H-830-H-833

Senate, June 7, 2013
p. S-1058-S-1061

House, June 20, 2013
p. S-1155-S-1156

Senate, June 26, 2013
p. S-1431-S-1432

House, March 11, 2014
p. H-1557		 Report:  Sussex Economic Advisors, for Maine Public Utilities Commission. Maine Public Utilities Commission Review of Natural Gas Capacity Options (Feb. 2014)

Report:  Maine Department of Environmental Protection. Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Annual Report (Mar. 2015)

Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2014 LD 1278

An Act To Ensure Equitable Support for Long-term Energy Contracts
 Enacted with amendment:

S-384		 PL 2013, c. 454, §§1, 2 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2014 LD 1825

An Act To Assist Electric Utility Ratepayers		 Enacted with amendment:

S-482		 PL 2013, c. 556, §1 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2015 LD 340

An Act To Repeal the Sunset of the Green Power Offer		 Enacted with amendment:

H-22		 PL 2015, c. 25 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2015 LD 589

An Act To Increase the Beneficial Reuse of Waste Materials and To Promote Community-based Renewable Energy		 Enacted with amendment:

S-164		 PL 2015, c. 220 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2015 LD 593

An Act To Allow the Resale of Electricity by Electric Vehicle Charging Stations		 N/A

 PL 2015, c. 29, §§2, 3 Senate, April 9, 2015
p. S-361		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2017 LD 756

An Act To Clarify the Authority of an Affiliate of a Utility To Own Power Generation outside of the Utility's Territory		 Enacted with amendments:

H-314
S-220		 PL 2017, c. 287 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2017 LD 803

An Act To Improve Transparency in the Electricity Supply Market		 Enacted with amendment:

S-49		 PL 2017, c. 74 No debate. Report:  Report on Competitive Electricity Provider and Standard Offer Price Comparisons (Feb. 2018)

Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2017 LD 1061

An Act To Increase Investment and Regulatory Stability in the Electric Industry		 Enacted with amendment:

H-173		 PL 2017, c. 134 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2017 LD 1147

An Act To Modernize the Renewable Portfolio Standard		 Enacted with amendments:

H-272
S-290		 PL 2017, c. 291 House, May 30, 2017
p. H-643

House, July 20, 2017
p. H-1124-H-1125

Senate, July 20, 2017
p. S-1335

House, November 6, 2017
p. H-1214		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2017 Revisor's Report N/A RR 2017, c. 1, §32 N/A N/A N/A
2018 LD 1654

An Act To Protect Economic Competitiveness in Maine by Extending the End Date for Pine Tree Development Zone Benefits		 Enacted with amendment:

S-472		 PL 2017, c. 440, §6 House, April 18, 2018
p. H-1696		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2018 LD 1848

An Act To Extend Arrearage Management Programs		 Enacted with amendment:

H-708		 PL 2017, c. 414, §1 House, May 2, 2018
p. H-1715

Senate, May 2, 2018
p. S-2031		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2019 LD 91

An Act To Eliminate Gross Metering		 Enacted with amendment:

S-4		 PL 2019, c. 16 House, February 26, 2019
p. H-174-H-175		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2019 LD 1173

An Act To Allow the Direct Sale of Electricity		 Enacted with amendment:

S-123		 PL 2019, c. 205, §5, 6 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2019 LD 1494

An Act To Reform Maine's Renewable Portfolio Standard		 Enacted with amendment:

S-307		 PL 2019, c. 477 House, June 18, 2019
p. H-1033-H-1035		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2019 LD 1679

An Act To Establish the Maine Climate Change Council To Assist Maine To Mitigate, Prepare for and Adapt to Climate Change		 Enacted with amendment:

S-221		 PL 2019, c. 476, §2 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2019 LD 1683

An Act To Clarify the Definition of "Consumer-owned Transmission and Distribution Utility"		 Enacted with amendment:

H-478		 PL 2019, c. 311 Senate, June 6, 2019
p. S-957		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2019 LD 1711

An Act To Promote Solar Energy Projects and Distributed Generation Resources in Maine		 Enacted with amendment:

S-295		 PL 2019, c. 478 House, June 17, 2019
p. H-1012-H-1015		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2019 Revisor's Report   RR 2019, c. 1, §A-51      
2020 LD 1896

An Act To Authorize Separate Alternative Compliance Payment Rates for Maine's Renewable Portfolio Standard and To Amend the Laws Governing Thermal Renewable Energy Credits		 Enacted with amendment:

S-384		 PL 2019, c. 576 House, February 18, 2020
p. H-1247		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2020 LD 2013

An Act To Extend Arrearage Management Program Requirements for Transmission and Distribution Utilities for One Year		 N/A PL 2019, c. 608 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2021 LD 143

An Act To Make the Arrearage Management Program Permanent		 Enacted with amendment:

H-128		 PL 2021, c. 101 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2021 LD 221

An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations for the
Expenditures of State Government...for the Fiscal Years Ending
June 30, 2021, June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2023		 Enacted with amendment:

H-735		 PL 2021, c. 398, §III-2 House, May 30, 2021
p. H-902-H-905

House, June 30, 2021
p. H-914-H-915

Senate, June 30, 2021
p. S-1185-S-1187

 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2021 LD 251

An Act Regarding Public Utility Assessments, Fees and Penalties		 Enacted with amendment:

H-289		 PL 2021, c. 318, §12 No debate.

Report:  Report on the Assessments of Investor Owned and Consumer-Owned Utilities (Jan. 2022)

Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

 Yes
2021 LD 314

An Act To Continue the Green Power Electricity Offer		 Enacted with amendment:

S-26		 PL 2021, c. 40 House, March 11, 2021
p. H-119-H-120
 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2021 LD 336

An Act To Encourage Research To Support the Maine Offshore Wind Industry		 Enacted with amendment:

S-317		 PL 2021, c. 327 Senate, June 16, 2021
p. S-1072-S-1074

House, June 16, 2021
p. H-836

Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2021 LD 507

An Act To Improve Consumer Protections for Community Solar Projects		 Enacted with amendment:

H-189		 PL 2021, c. 107 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2021 LD 508

An Act To Improve Regulation of Door-to-door Marketing of Retail Energy Supply		 Enacted with amendment:

H-106		 PL 2021, c. 108, §5 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2021 LD 597

An Act To Establish the Thermal Energy Investment Program		 Enacted with amendment:

S-168		 PL 2021, c. 199 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2021 LD 936

An Act To Amend State Laws Relating to Net Energy Billing and the Procurement of Distributed Generation		 Enacted with amendments:

H-638
S-326		 PL 2021, c. 390 House, June 15, 2021
p. H-750-H-751

Senate, June 16, 2021
p. S-1051-S-1052

 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2021 LD 1025

An Act To Support Arrearage Management Programs through Unused Kilowatt-hour Credits Derived from Net Energy Billing Arrangements		 Enacted with amendment:

H-509		 PL 2021, c. 370 House, June 10, 2021
p. H-618-H-619		 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2021 LD 1710

An Act To Require Prompt and Effective Use of the Renewable Energy Resources of Northern Maine		 Enacted with amendments:

S-325
S-339		 PL 2021, c. 380 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2021 Revisor's Report N/A RR 2021, c. 1, §A-37, A-38 N/A N/A N/A
2022 LD 634

An Act To Cap the Value of Contracts for Renewable Resources and Distributed Generation Resources		 Enacted with amendments:

S-581		 PL 2021, c. 659, §§17-19 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2022 LD 1202

An Act To Establish a Wood-fired Combined Heat and Power Program		 Enacted with amendment:

H-932		 PL 2021, c. 604, §2 No debate. Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian. Yes
2022 LD 1969

An Act Concerning Equity in Renewable Energy Projects and Workforce Development 		Enacted with amendments:

H-971
S-570		 PL 2021, c. 705, §§13, 14 House, April 11, 2022
p. H-1370-H-1371

House, April 19, 2022
p. H-1492-H-1493

Senate, April 19, 2022
p. S-1987-S-1988

 Committee File:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.

News Clips:  Please contact a Reference Librarian.		 Yes
2022 Revisor's Report N/A RR 2021, c. 2, §A-123 N/A N/A N/A