An Act to Facilitate the Development of Cost-effective Distributed Electricity Generation in the State LR 1681(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0671
Committee Amendment CA_A_S399 (Senate)
Amends: 35-A MRSA §3210-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A, to S.P. 235, L.D. 671, Bil1, 
"An 
Act To Facilitate the Development of Cost-effective Distributed 
Electricity Generation in the State" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting 
clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
fol1owing: 
'Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3210-A is enacted to read: 
§3210-A. 
Small generator aggregation 
1. 
Standard-offer service provider purchase requirement. 
In accordance with rules adopted pursuant to this section, the 
commission, 
at 
the 
request 
of 
the 
owner 
or 
operator of 
a 
generator with a capacity of 5 megawatts or less, shall: 
A. 
If the generator is located in an area of this State 
within the New England independent system operator control 
area. reguire a standard-offer service provider that serves 
an area of this State within the New England independent 
system operator control area to purchase the output of that 
generator at applicable market clearing prices or at such 
other prices determined by the commission to be financially 
neutral to the standard-offer service provider; and 
B. 
If the generator is located in an area of this State in 
which the retail market is administered by the independent 
system administrator for northern Maine and the commission 
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finds that the market design will accommodate purchases in a 
manner that is financially neutral to the standard-offer 
service provider, require a standard-offer service provider 
that serves that area of the State, or a portion of that 
area, to purchase the out.put of t.hat. generat.or at prices 
det.ermined by the commission to be financially neut.ral to 
the st.andard-offer service provider. 
The requirements of this subsection apply only if t.hey can be 
accomplished 
in 
a 
manner 
t.hat. 
is 
financially 
neut.ral 
to 
st.andard-offer service providers. 
2. 
Transmission and distribution utility administration. 
Transmission 
and 
distribut.ion utilit.ies shall 
administ.er 
the 
purchase and sale of elect.ricit.y required under t.his sect.ion. 
Administ.rative cost.s .incurred by a t.ransmission and dist.ribution 
ut.ilit.y 
under 
t.his 
subsect.ion 
must 
be 
paid, 
in 
a 
manner 
est.ablished 
by 
t.he 
commission, 
by 
t.he 
generat.ors 
of 
the 
elect.ricit.y 
the 
purchase 
and 
sale 
of 
which 
the 
utility 
administ.ers. 
3. 
Rules. 
The commission shall adopt. rules t.o implement 
t.his section, including, but. not limit.ed t.o, rules identifying 
how the commission assigns purchasing obligations t.o part.icular 
st.andard-offer service providers and t.he timing and manner of 
such obligat.ions. 
Rules adopt.ed pursuant. t.o t.his section are 
rQutine t.echnical rules as defined in Tit.le 
5, 
chapter 
375, 
subchapt.er 2-A.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the Joint 
Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy, replaces the bill. 
This 
amendment 
requires standard-offer service providers that 
serve areas of this State within the New England independent 
system operator control area to purchase the output of generators 
with a 
capacity of 
megawatts or less at a price that is 
financially neutral to the standard-offer service providers. 
The 
commission 
is 
directed 
to 
require 
standard-offer 
service 
providers that serve the northern region of the State to purchase 
the output of such generators if it finds that the market design 
in that region will accommodate such purchases. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
i\pproved: 02/10104 ~~~ 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD671 
An Act to Facilitate the Development of Cost-effective Distributed 
Electricity Generation in the State 
LR 1681(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A 
Committee: Utilities and Energy 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
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Fiscal Note 
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