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ME LD515

Bill

Status

Failed

6/16/2025

Primary Sponsor

Michael Soboleski

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Origin

House of Representatives

132nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Repeals provisions of Public Law 2019, chapter 478 that established Maine's current net energy billing and distributed generation framework, including sections 3209-A, 3209-B, 3209-C, and 3209-E of Title 35-A

  • Requires the Public Utilities Commission to initiate rulemaking within 60 days to restore net energy billing rules to be substantively equivalent to those in effect on March 29, 2017

  • Redefines "distributed generation resource" as renewable energy facilities with nameplate capacity between 1-2 megawatts that either participated in a utility cluster study or received ISO-New England transmission approval by April 30, 2024

  • Repeals Chapter 34-C of Title 35-A in its entirety, which governed distributed generation programs and procurement requirements

  • Maintains state energy storage goals of 300 megawatts by December 31, 2025 and 400 megawatts by December 31, 2030, while relocating the definition of "energy storage system" to a general definitions section

Legislative Description

An Act to Reverse Recent Changes Made to the Law Governing Net Energy Billing and Distributed Generation

Electric Utilities

Last Action

Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

6/16/2025

Committee Referrals

Energy, Utilities And Technology2/7/2025

Full Bill Text

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