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LD568 • 2025

Resolve, Directing the Public Utilities Commission to Evaluate Different Procurement Methods for Standard-offer Service

Resolve, Directing the Public Utilities Commission to Evaluate Different Procurement Methods for Standard-offer Service

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Sponsor
Senator Matthew Harrington
Last action
2025-06-09
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Resolve, Directing the Public Utilities Commission to Evaluate Different Procurement Methods for Standard-offer Service

Resolve, Directing the Public Utilities Commission to Evaluate Different Procurement Methods for Standard-offer Service Sponsor: Senator Matthew Harrington Reference committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, Directing the Public Utilities Commission to Evaluate Different Procurement Methods for Standard-offer Service Sponsor: Senator Matthew Harrington Reference committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology Governor action: Signed by the Governor

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1665(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1665(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 568 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-09 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-02 House

    FINALLY PASSED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-06-02 Senate

    FINALLY PASSED , in concurrence.

  4. 2025-05-28 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-03-27 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-03-27 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-03-19 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  8. 2025-03-13 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  9. 2025-02-19 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, Directing the Public Utilities Commission to Evaluate Different Procurement Methods for Standard-offer Service
Sponsor:
Senator Matthew Harrington
Reference committee:
Energy, Utilities and Technology
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR1665(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 248 - L.D. 568
Resolve, Directing the Public Utilities Commission to Evaluate Different
Procurement Methods for Standard-offer Service
Sec. 1. Evaluation of standard-offer service procurement methods.
Resolved: That the Public Utilities Commission shall evaluate differing methods to
procure standard-offer service pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section
3212, including, but not limited to, establishing supply contracts of varying lengths that
may include soliciting bids for the procurement of standard-offer service more frequently
than once per year. The commission shall consider methods to procure standard-offer
service that are likely to result in:
1. Improved bid quality and quantity;
2. Lower electricity rates for customers; and
3. Electricity rate stability.
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That, no later than January 2, 2026, the Public Utilities
Commission shall submit to the Joint Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and
Technology a report that:
1. Details the commission's evaluation under section 1;
2. Identifies whether the commission changed its procurement strategy for standard-
offer service beginning January 1, 2026 and whether any of the results identified in section
1 were achieved or are likely to be achieved;
3. Provides the commission's rationale if the commission did not change the
procurement strategy for standard-offer service beginning January 1, 2026; and
4. Includes other relevant information.
The committee may report out a bill related to the report to the Second Regular Session
of the 132nd Legislature.
APPROVED
JUNE 9, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
52
RESOLVES