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An Act to Advance Energy Storage Within the State

An Act to Advance Energy Storage Within the State

Energy Technology
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Sophia Warren
Last action
2025-05-23
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Advance Energy Storage Within the State

An Act to Advance Energy Storage Within the State Sponsor: Representative Sophia Warren Reference committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Advance Energy Storage Within the State Sponsor: Representative Sophia Warren Reference committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1325(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1325(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1130 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-23 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-21 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-05-20 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-05-09 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  5. 2025-04-17 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-04-17 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-03-18 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Advance Energy Storage Within the State
Sponsor:
Representative Sophia Warren
Reference committee:
Energy, Utilities and Technology
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Page 1 - 132LR1325(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 749 - L.D. 1130
An Act to Advance Energy Storage Within the State
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3145, as amended by PL 2023, c. 374, §1, is further amended
to read:
§3145. State energy storage policy goals
The state goal for energy storage system development is at least 300 megawatts of
installed capacity located within the State by December 31, 2025 and at least 400
megawatts of installed capacity located within the State by December 31, 2030. Beginning
January 1, 2024 15, 2027, and every 2 years thereafter, when updating the state energy plan
in accordance with Title 2, section 9, subsection 3, paragraph C, the Governor's Energy
Office established in Title 2, section 9 may shall reevaluate and may increase the state goal
for energy storage system development and shall, in the state energy plan, report that any
increase to the goal to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction
over energy and utilities matters. For the purposes of this section, "energy storage system"
has the same meaning as in section 3481, subsection 6.
APPROVED
MAY 23, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
105
PUBLIC LAW