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An Act to Create the Net Energy Billing Cost Stabilization Fund

An Act to Create the Net Energy Billing Cost Stabilization Fund

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Harold Stewart
Last action
2026-01-11
Official status
Became Law without Governor's Signature
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act to Create the Net Energy Billing Cost Stabilization Fund

An Act to Create the Net Energy Billing Cost Stabilization Fund Sponsor: Senator Harold Stewart Reference committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Create the Net Energy Billing Cost Stabilization Fund Sponsor: Senator Harold Stewart Reference committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0706(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0706(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 839 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.
Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0706(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0706(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 839 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. 2026-01-11 Governor

    Became Law without Governor's Signature

  2. 2025-07-08 Senate

    HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.

  3. 2025-06-09 House

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

  4. 2025-06-02 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/OTP-AM

  5. 2025-05-14 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-14 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-05-13 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  8. 2025-03-04 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Create the Net Energy Billing Cost Stabilization Fund
Sponsor:
Senator Harold Stewart
Reference committee:
Energy, Utilities and Technology
Governor action:
Became Law without Governor's Signature

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Page 1 - 132LR0706(04)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 372 - L.D. 839
An Act to Create the Net Energy Billing Cost Stabilization Fund
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3209-F is enacted to read:
§3209-F. Net Energy Billing Cost Stabilization Fund
1. Fund established. There is established the Net Energy Billing Cost Stabilization
Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," as an account within the commission. The
fund is a nonlapsing, revolving fund administered by the commission for the purpose of
offsetting the costs to ratepayers associated with the net energy billing program under
section 3209-A and section 3209-B.
2. Sources for fund. The commission may receive and deposit in the fund funds from
the following sources:
A. Federal funds and awards that may be used for the purposes specified in this section;
B. Appropriations and transfers authorized by the Legislature; and
C. Any other funds from public or private sources received for the purposes of this
section.
3. Use of funds. To the extent that funds are available, the commission shall use the
fund exclusively to make payments to reimburse transmission and distribution utilities for
any costs incurred as a result of the net energy billing program under section 3209-A and
section 3209-B that would have otherwise been paid by ratepayers.
4. Rules. The commission may adopt rules to implement this section. Rules adopted
pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375,
subchapter 2‑A.
5. Report. By February 1st of any year in which the commission has paid a
reimbursement from the fund to a transmission and distribution utility in the prior calendar
year, the commission shall provide a report to the joint standing committee of the
Legislature having jurisdiction over electricity matters that includes the amount of the
reimbursement paid in the prior calendar year, the source of any funds received by the fund
LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S
SIGNATURE

JANUARY 11, 2026
CHAPTER
532
PUBLIC LAW
Page 2 - 132LR0706(04)
in the prior calendar year and any other relevant information as determined by the
commission. The committee may report out a bill related to the commission's report.
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Net Energy Billing Cost Stabilization Fund N540
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for the purpose of making payments to transmission
and distribution utilities that would have otherwise been paid by ratepayers.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $500 $0
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL $500 $0