Reports and Testimony

Testimony -  Reports 

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132nd Legislature

First Session Testimony

LDs 32, 257, 359, 450, 515 Net Energy Billing Repeal Legislation

LD 186 "An Act to Clarify the Public Utilities Commission's Authority to Establish Time-of-use Pricing for Standard-offer Service"

LD 197 "Resolve, to Direct the Governor's Energy Office to Conduct a Study Regarding the Future of Electric Transmission Infrastructure in the State"

LD 241 "An Act to Authorize the PUC to Approve Rate Adjustments for Low-Income Water Utility Ratepayers"

LD 251 "An Act to Protect the Confidentiality of Information of Individual Customers of a Public Utility"

LD 300 "Resolve, to Direct the Public Utilities Commission to Study Expanding the Use of Hydroelectric Power and the Development of a Geothermal Power Plant in the State"

LD 301 "An Act to Allow the PUC to Establish Performance-based Metrics and Rate-adjustment Mechanisms for a Public Utility in Any Proceeding"

LD 444 "An Act to Lower Energy Costs by Repealing the Law Setting Out the State's Goals for Consumption of Electricity from Renewable Resources"

LD 469 "An Act to Prioritize State Access to Electricity Generated in Canada via High-impact Electric Transmission Lines"

LD 568 "An Act to Modify the Process for Standard-offer Contracts with the Public Utilities Commission"

LD 585 "An Act to Use Certain Regional Transmission Organization Payments for Beneficial Electrification to Reduce Electricity Rates"

LD 596 "Resolve, to Provide Legislative Approval of Northern Maine Transmission Infrastructure"

LD 810 "An Act Regarding the Approval of Transmission Lines"

LD 837 "An Act to Require the Office of the Public Advocate to Implement the State's Climate Action Plan"

LD 839 "An Act to Lower Consumer Electricity Costs by Prohibiting the Recovery of Costs Attributable to Net Energy Billing"

LD 860 "An Act to Require Competitive Electricity Providers to Provide Certain Information to the Public Advocate"

LD 905 "An Act to Clarify the Process To Transfer Funds Resulting From Unused Kilowatt-Hour Credits to Be Used to Provide Assistance to Low-Income Electricity Customers"

LD 946 "Resolve, to Increase Access to Energy Efficiency Programs by Low-income and Moderate-income Residents"

LD 995 "An Act Providing Funding for Low-Income Ratepayer Assistance"

LD 912 "An Act to Address the Use of Electricity by Data Centers"

LD 1080 "An Act Prohibiting Public Utilities from Requiring Deposits Based Solely on a Residential Customer's Income"

LD 1130 "An Act to Advance Long-duration Energy Storage"

LD 1160 "An Act to Prohibit Ownership of 6 Percent or More or Control of a Public Utility by an Entity Providing Aid to a Foreign Terrorist Organization"

LD 1250 "An Act to Provide That Portfolio Requirements for Renewable Electricity Resources Apply Only to Actual Retail Sales"

LD 1251 "Resolve, to Reduce the Cost of Energy in Maine and Further Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Through Energy Contracts"

LD 1270 "An Act to Establish the Department of Energy Resources"

LD 1309 "An Act to Increase the Membership of the Public Utilities Commission to 5 Members"

LD 1317 "An Act to Promote Responsible, Cost-effective Energy in Maine by Amending the Tariff Rates Applicable to the Commercial and Institutional Net Energy Billing Program"

LD 1321 "An Act to Reform Net Energy Billing by Establishing Limitations on the Programs' Duration and Compensation"

LD 1358 "An Act to Reduce Electricity Rates by Removing Limitations on the Ownership of Generation by an Affiliate of an Investor-owned Transmission and Distribution Utility"

LD 1405 "An Act to Amend Laws Governing the Public Utilities Commission Concerning Participant Funding"

LD 1412 "An Act to Increase Contingency Reserves for Maine's Consumer owned Electric Transmission and Distribution Utilities"

LD 1420 "Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Ensure a Just and Equitable Energy Transition for Maine's Workforce"

LD 1458 "An Act Regarding Compensation Fees and Related Conservation Efforts for Solar and Wind Energy Development and High-impact Electric Transmission Lines Under the Site Location of Development Laws"

LD 1592 "An Act to Reduce Energy Costs by Permitting the Ownership of Generation by Investor-owned Transmission and Distribution Utilities"

 

 

 

 

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