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An Act to Clarify the Process to Transfer Funds Resulting from the Expiration of Unused Kilowatt-hour Credits to Be Used to Provide Assistance to Low-income Electricity Customers

An Act to Clarify the Process to Transfer Funds Resulting from the Expiration of Unused Kilowatt-hour Credits to Be Used to Provide Assistance to Low-income Electricity Customers

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

Sponsor
Senator Mark Lawrence
Last action
2025-04-25
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Clarify the Process to Transfer Funds Resulting from the Expiration of Unused Kilowatt-hour Credits to Be Used to Provide Assistance to Low-income Electricity Customers

An Act to Clarify the Process to Transfer Funds Resulting from the Expiration of Unused Kilowatt-hour Credits to Be Used to Provide Assistance to Low-income Electricity Customers Sponsor: Senator Mark Lawrence Reference committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Clarify the Process to Transfer Funds Resulting from the Expiration of Unused Kilowatt-hour Credits to Be Used to Provide Assistance to Low-income Electricity Customers Sponsor: Senator Mark Lawrence Reference committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology Governor action: Signed by the Governor

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-25 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-04-23 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-04-22 House

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

  4. 2025-04-09 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP

  5. 2025-03-26 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-03-26 Committee

    Voted; OTP

  7. 2025-03-05 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Clarify the Process to Transfer Funds Resulting from the Expiration of Unused Kilowatt-hour Credits to Be Used to Provide Assistance to Low-income Electricity Customers
Sponsor:
Senator Mark Lawrence
Reference committee:
Energy, Utilities and Technology
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Page 1 - 132LR0554(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 394 - L.D. 905
An Act to Clarify the Process to Transfer Funds Resulting from the
Expiration of Unused Kilowatt-hour Credits to Be Used to Provide
Assistance to Low-income Electricity Customers
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3209-A, sub-§8, as amended by PL 2023, c. 230, §1, is
further amended to read:
8. Unused kilowatt-hour credits; rules. To the extent rules adopted under this
section provide for the periodic expiration of unused kilowatt-hour credits accumulated by
a customer participating in a net energy billing arrangement, the commission shall require
by rule that each transmission and distribution utility with a net energy billing arrangement
shall account for and, on or before January April 1st of each year, remit the value of all
unused kilowatt-hour credits that were accumulated and that expired during the prior
calendar year to the commission administrators of the statewide low-income assistance plan
and the individual low-income assistance programs as designated by the commission by
rules adopted pursuant to section 3214, subsection 2 for the benefit of individuals receiving
low‑income assistance in accordance with section 3214, subsection 2 those rules. The rules
adopted by the commission pursuant to this subsection must:
A. Establish the manner by which a transmission and distribution utility must account
for unused kilowatt-hour credits that were accumulated by all customers of the utility
with net energy billing arrangements during the prior calendar year and that expired
during the prior calendar year; and
B. Establish the manner by which a transmission and distribution utility must remit
the value of the unused and expired kilowatt‑hour credits.;and
C. Identify the manner by which the transmission and distribution utility must report
to the commission information regarding the number of unused kilowatt-hour credits
that were accumulated by all customers of the utility with net energy billing
arrangements during the prior calendar year and that expired during the prior calendar
year and the monetary value of those credits.
APPROVED
APRIL 25, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
50
PUBLIC LAW
Page 2 - 132LR0554(03)
Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, rules adopted by the
commission pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5,
chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.