An Act To Support Clean and Efficient Energy for the Future of Maine's Economy and Environment
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1261
Committee: Utilities and Energy
Sponsors: TREAT, BLISS, BRENNAN, BROMLEY, DAMON, HALL, STRIMLING, BERRY, LUNDEEN, MILLS
Amends: 5 MRSA §12004-I, 35-A MRSA §3210-A, 35-A MRSA §3211-A, 35-A MRSA §3211-B

Legislative Document 
No. 1261 
S.P.407 
In Senate, March 6, 2003 
An Act To Support Clean and Efficient Energy for the Future of 
Maine's Economy and Environment 
Reference to the Committee on Utilities and Energy suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator TREAT of Kennebec. 
Cosponsored by Representative BLISS of South Portland and 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Senators: BRENNAN of Cumberland, BROMLEY of Cumberland, DAMON of Hancock, 
HALL of Lincoln, STRIMLING of Cumberland, Representatives: BERRY of Belmont, 
LUNDEEN of Mars Hill, MILLS of Cornville. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-I, sub-§74-A-2 is enacted to read: 
74-A-2. 
Public 
Utilities 
Clean Energy 
Advisory 
Committee 
Expenses 
~ 
35-A MRSA 
§3210-A, 
sub-§6 
Sec. 2. 3S-A MRSA §3210-A is enacted to read: 
§3210-A. 
Develqgment of new renewable energy resources 
1. 
Poli~. 
In order to reduce Maine residents' dependence 
on 
fossil 
fuels, 
promote 
economic 
activity 
through 
the 
development 
of 
indigenous 
resources 
and 
minimize 
the 
environmental and public health impacts resulting from energy 
generation, it is the policy of this State to encourage the 
development of electricity from renewable energy resources. 
2. 
Rew renewable energy resource. 
As used in this section, 
"new renewable energy resource" means an electrical generation 
system or facility powered by one or more of the following: 
A. 
Fuel cells utilizing renewable fuels; 
H. 
Tidal, ocean thermal and wave power; 
C. 
Solar arrays and installations; 
D. 
Wind power; 
E. 
Geothermal power; and 
F. 
Any other form of ecologically appropriate renewable 
energy. as defined by rule. 
3. 
Generation goals. 
Through policy measures, 
economic 
assistance and other means. the State shall seek to facilitate 
cost-effective new renewable energy generation that would result 
in 
achieving 
the 
following 
cumulative 
goals 
of 
additional 
installed 
energy-generation 
capacity 
when 
compared 
to 
the 
capacity existing on January 1, 2003: 
A. 
Fifty megawatts by December 31. 2006: 
H, 
One hundred megawatts by December 31, 2008: 
C. 
One hundred seventy five megawatts by December 31, 2010; 
D. 
Three hundred fifty megawatts by December 31, 2012: and 
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E. 
Five hundred megawatts by December 31, 2015. 
4. 
Clean 
Energy 
Fund: 
deyelolllEnt 
of 
program. 
The 
commission by rule shall establish a dedicated fund, known as the 
Clean Energy Fund and referred to in this section as "the fund, " 
to support a program of in state development of new renewable 
energy resources. 
The commission shall administer the fund to 
encourage the development, 
construction and operation of 
new 
renewable energy resource projects at those sites in this State 
that have significant economic potential based on a 
renewable 
resource and that are suitable based on environmental and public 
health considerations. 
In developing 
the criteria for 
this 
program, 
the 
commission 
shall 
review 
the 
experiences 
and 
approaches utilized by similar clean energy funds administered in 
other states. 
5. 
Funding for fund. 
Funding for new renewable energy 
projects must 
be 
funded 
from 
the 
fund. 
Financial 
resources 
available for the fund must be provided through a O.lt per 
kilowatt-hour charge collected in the rates of transmission and 
distribution utilities beginning January 1, 2005. 
6. 
Clean 
Energy 
Adviso~ Committee. 
The 
Clean 
Energy 
Advisory 
Committee, 
referred 
to 
in 
this 
section 
as 
"the 
committee," is established to serve as a review body to assess 
the performance of the fund and the progress of the State in 
promoting the development of renewable energy, including progress 
in meeting the new renewable energy development goals established 
in this section. 
A. 
The committee consists of 11 voting members as follows. 
(1) 
Two 
representatives 
who 
are 
owners 
of 
or 
consultants to new renewable energy businesses and 2 
members who represent the public at large, appointed by 
the Governor. 
(2) 
One member from a consumer interest organization 
and 
one 
member 
from 
an 
environmental 
organization, 
appointed by the President of the Senate. 
(3) 
One member from a transmission and distribution 
utility 
and 
one 
member 
from 
an 
environmental 
organization, appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives. 
(4) 
A representative of the commission, chosen by the 
commission. 
(5) 
The Commissioner of Environmental Protection or 
the commissioner's designee. 
(6) 
The Maine Land Use Regulation Commission shall 
appoint a designee to represent the Land Use Regulation 
Commission. 
B. 
All members 
are appointed for staggered terms of 3 
years. 
Members serve until their successors are chosen. 
A 
vacancy must be filled by the same appointing authority that 
made the original appointment. 
Appointed members may not 
serve more than 2 complete terms. 
Terms are staggered as 
follows. 
(1) 
The following members serve for an initial term of 
one year: 
one of the owners or consultants of a new 
renewable energy business and one of the members who 
represent the public at large as 
appointed by the 
Governor: and the member appointed by the President of 
the 
Senate 
who 
represents 
a 
consumer 
interest 
organization. 
(2) 
The following members serve for an initial term of 
years: 
the 
other 
member 
who 
is 
an 
owner 
or 
consultant of a new renewable energy business and one 
of the members who represent the public at large as 
appointed by the Governor and the member appointed by 
the 
Speaker 
of 
the 
House 
of 
Representatives 
who 
represents a transmission and distribution utility. 
(3) 
The other members serve for 3-year terms. 
C. 
The Governor shall appoint one member 
who is not a 
government employee to serve as chair. 
D. 
The committee shall meet at least 2 times per year and 
at any time at the call of the chair or upon written request 
to the chair by 4 of the voting members. 
E. 
The commission shall provide the committee with staff 
support. 
F. 
Members 
of 
the 
committee 
are 
not 
entitled 
to 
compensation but must be reimbursed for expenses incurred 
due to participation in the committee. 
7. 
Rulemating. 
The 
commission 
shall 
adopt 
rules 
to 
implement 
the 
requirements 
of 
this 
section. 
Rules 
adopted 
pursuant to this 
subsection are 
major 
substantive 
rules 
as 
defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
Sec. 3. 35-A MRSA §3211-A, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 
624, §4, is repealed. 
Sec. 4. 35-A MRSA §3211-A, sub-§4-A is enacted to read: 
A. 
Funding 
levels. 
The 
commission 
shall 
assess 
transmission and distribution utilities to collect funds 
for 
conservation programs and administrative costs in the amount of 
0.2t 
per 
kilowatt-hour 
of 
electricity 
delivered 
to 
retail 
customers. 
In 
the 
case 
of 
consumer-owned 
transmission 
and 
distribution utilities, 
the 
commission 
shall 
set 
assessment 
levels 
that 
are 
just 
and 
reasonable 
and 
comport 
with 
the 
transmission 
and 
distribution 
utility's 
service 
territory, 
including the needs of customers. 
Sec. 5. 35-A MRSA §3211-B is enacted to read: 
§3211-B. 
Appliance and ~ipment energy efficiency standards 
1. 
General 
puxpose. 
This 
section establishes 
minimum 
efficiency standards for certain products sold or installed in 
the State. 
2. 
Findings. 
The Legislature finds that: 
A. 
Efficiency 
standards 
for 
certain products 
sold 
or 
installed in the State assure consumers and businesses that 
such products meet 
m~n~mum efficiency performance levels, 
thus saving money on utility bills; 
B. 
Efficiency 
standards 
save 
energy 
and 
thus 
reduce 
pollution and other environmental impacts associated with 
the production, 
distribution and use of electricity and 
natural gas; 
c. 
Efficiency standards can make electricity systems more 
reliable by reducing the strain on the electricity grid 
during peak 
demand periods. 
Furthermore. 
improved energy 
efficiency can reduce or delay the need for 
new 
power 
plants. 
power 
transmission lines 
and 
power 
distribution 
system upgrades; and 
D. 
Energy efficiency standards contribute to the economy of 
this State by enabling consumers 
and business owners to 
spend less on energy, leaving more for the purchase of local 
goods and services. 
3. 
Definitions. 
As 
used 
in this 
section, 
unless 
the 
context 
otherwise 
indicates, 
the 
following 
terms 
have 
the 
following meanings. 
A. 
"Ceiling 
fan" 
means 
a 
nonportable 
device 
that 
is 
suspended 
from 
a 
ceiling 
for 
circulating air 
via 
the 
rotation of fan blades. 
B. 
"Ceiling fan light kit" means the equipment used to 
provide light from a ceiling fan. 
This equipment can be: 
(1) 
Integral such that the ceiling fan light kit is 
hardwired to the ceiling fan; or 
( 2 ) 
Attachable such that the ceiling fan light kit is 
not, at the time of sale, physically attached to the 
Attachable ceiling fan light kits may be included inside the 
ceiling fan package at the time of sale or sold separately 
for subsequent attachment to the fan. 
C. 
"Commercial 
clothes 
washer" 
means 
a 
soft-mount 
front-loading or soft-mount top-loading clothes washer that 
is designed for use in: 
(1) 
Applications when the occupants of more than one 
household will be using it, such as in multifamily 
housing common areas and coin laundries; or 
(2) 
Other 
commercial 
applications 
if 
the 
clothes 
container compartment is no greater than 3.5 cubic feet 
for horizontal-axis clothes washers or no greater than 
4.0 cubic feet for vertical-axis clothes washers. 
D. 
"Commercial refrigerators and freezers" means reach-in 
cabinets, 
pass-through 
cabinets, 
roll-in 
cabinets 
and 
roll-through cabinets that have less than 85 cubic feet of 
capacity 
and 
that 
are 
not 
walk-in 
models 
or 
consumer 
products 
regulated 
under 
the 
National 
Appliance 
Energy 
Conservation Act of 1987. 
E. 
"Digital cable television box" means a device that acts 
as 
a 
tuner 
for 
cable 
television 
programming 
and 
that 
converts 
digital 
signals 
received 
from 
a 
cable 
service 
provider to a signal usable by a television set. 
F. 
"Digital television converter box" means a device that 
receives 
and decodes digital signals for display by 
an 
analog television set. 
G. 
"Illuminated exit sign" means an internally-illuminated 
sign that is designed to be permanently fixed in place and 
used to identify an exit. the background of which sign is 
not transparent. 
H. 
"Large 
packaged 
air conditioning 
equipment" 
means 
packaged air conditioning equipment having 240,000 British 
Thermal Units per hour or more of cooling capacity. 
I. 
"Low voltage dry-type distribution transformer" means a 
distribution transformer that: 
(1) 
Has an input voltage of 600 volts or less: 
( 2) 
Is 
between 
14,000 
volt-amperes 
and 
2,501,000 
volt-amperes in power: 
(3) Is air-cooled: and 
(4) 
Does not use oil as a coolant. 
"Low-voltage 
dry-type distribution transformer" 
does 
not 
include those types of transformers specifically excluded 
from 
the 
low-voltage 
dry-type 
distribution 
transformer 
definition published in the California Code of Regulations, 
Title 
20: 
Division 
2, 
Chapter 
4, 
Article 
4: 
Appliance 
Efficiency Regulations as amended in November 2002. 
J. 
"Multifunction device" 
means 
a 
physically integrated 
device that has the core function of a satellite television 
set-top 
box, 
digital 
cable 
television 
box, 
wireless 
television receiver or digital television converter box plus 
one or more major additional functionalities, 
such as an 
Internet access device or video game console. 
K. 
"Packaged 
air-conditioning 
equipment" 
means 
air-conditioning equipment that is built as a package and 
shipped as a whole to end-user sites. 
L. 
"Pass-through cabinet" means a commercial refrigerator 
or commercial freezer with hinged or sliding doors on both 
the front and rear of the refrigerator or freezer. 
M. 
"Reach-in cabinet" 
means 
a 
commercial 
refrigerator, 
commercial refrigerator-freezer or commercial freezer with 
hinged 
or 
Sliding doors 
or lids, 
but excludes 
roll in 
cabinets or roll-through cabinets and pass-through cabinets. 
N. 
"Roll-in cabinet" or "roll-through cabinet" 
means 
a 
commercial refrigerator or commercial freezer with hinged or 
sliding doors that allows wheeled racks of product to be 
rolled into or through the refrigerator or freezer. 
o. 
"Set-top box" 
means 
a digital cable television box, 
wireless television receiver or digital television converter 
box. 
"Set-top box" does not include a multifunction device. 
P. 
"Torchere lighting fixture" means a portable electric 
lighting fixture with a reflector bowl giving light directed 
upward so as to give indirect illumination. 
o. 
"Traffic signal module" 
means 
a 
standard 8-inch or 
l2-inch round traffic signal indicator. It consists of a 
light source, lens and all parts necessary for operation and 
communicates movement messages to drivers through red, amber 
and green colors. Arrow modules in the Same colors are used 
to indicate turning movements. 
R. 
"Transformer" means a device consisting essentially of 2 
or more coils of insulated wire that transfers alternating 
current 
by 
electromagnetic 
induction 
from 
one 
coil 
to 
another in order to change the original voltage or current 
value. 
S. 
"Unit heater" means 
a 
self-contained fan-type heater 
that uses natural gas, 
propane or fuel oil and that is 
designed to be installed within a heated space. Unit heaters 
include an apparatus or appliance to supply heat and a fan 
for 
circulating air over 
a 
heat 
exchange 
surface, 
all 
enclosed in a common casing. 
Unit heaters do not include 
'warm 
air 
furnaces' 
as 
specifically 
defined 
under 
the 
federal Energy Policy Act of 1992, Public Law 102-486. 
T. 
"Wireless television receiver" means a device used in 
conjunction with a dish antenna to receive satellite or 
other wireless television programming 
and 
that converts 
signals from a dish antenna for use by a television set. 
4. 
Scope. 
The 
prov~s~ons of this section apply to the 
testing, certification and enforcement of efficiency standards 
for new products sold, offered for sale or installed in the State. 
A. 
This section applies to: 
(1) 
Ceiling fans and ceiling fan light kits; 
(2) 
Commercial clothes washers; 
• 
(3) 
Commercial refrigerators and freezers: 
(4) 
Illuminated exit signs; 
(5) 
Large packaged air-conditioning equipment; 
(6) 
Low-voltage dry-type distribution transformers; 
(7) 
Set-top boxes; 
(8) 
Torchere lighting fixtures; 
(9) 
Traffic signal modules; 
(10) 
Unit heaters; and 
(11) 
Such other products as may be designated by the 
commission. 
B. 
The provisions of this section do not apply to: 
(1) 
Products 
manufactured 
in 
the 
State 
and 
sold 
outside the state: 
(2) 
Products manufactured outside the State and sold 
at wholesale inside the State for final retail sale and 
installation outside the State; 
(3) 
Products installed in mobile manufactured homes at 
the time of construction; or 
(4) 
Products designed expressly for installation and 
use in recreational vehicles. 
5. 
Efficiency standards. 
Not later than March 15, 2004, 
the commission shall adopt rules establishing minimum efficiency 
standards for the types of new products set forth in subsection 
4, paragraph A. 
The rules must provide for the following minimum 
efficiency standards. 
A. 
Ceiling fans and ceiling fan light kits must meet the 
Tier 1 criteria of the product specification, version 1.1, 
of the "Energy Star Program Reguirements for Residential 
Ceiling Fans" developed by the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency. 
B. 
Commercial clothes washers must meet the reguirements 
shown in Table P-3 of section 1605.3 of the California Code 
of Regulations, Title 20: Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: 
Appliance 
Efficiency 
Regulations 
that 
took 
effect 
on 
November 27. 2002. 
C. 
Commercial refrigerators 
and freezers 
must meet 
the 
August 1. 2004 requirements shown in Table A-6 of section 
1605.3 of the California Code of Regulations. Title 20: 
Division 
2. 
Chapter 
4, 
Article 
4; 
Appliance 
Efficiency 
Regulations that took effect on November 27, 2002. 
D. 
Illuminated 
exit 
signs 
must 
meet 
the 
product 
specification, version 2.0, 
of the 
"Energy Star Program 
Requirements for Exit Signs" developed by the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency. 
E. 
Large packaged air-conditioning equipment must meet the 
Tier 
efficiency 
levels 
of 
the 
"Minimum 
Equipment 
Efficiencies for Unitary Commercial Air Conditioners" and 
"Minimum Equipment Efficiencies for Heat Pumps" developed by 
the Consortium for Energy Efficiency, Boston. Massachusetts. 
and that took effect on July 1, 2002. 
F. 
Low-voltage dry-type distribution transformers must meet 
or exceed the energy efficiency values shown in Table 4-2 of 
National 
Electrical 
Manufacturers 
Association 
Standard 
TP-1-2002. 
G. 
Set-top boxes must meet the Tier 1 criteria of the 
product specification of the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency's "Energy Star Program Requirements for 
Set-top Boxes" that took effect on January L 
2001. 
H. 
Torchere lighting fixtures may not consume more than 190 
watts and may not be capable of operating with lamps that 
total more than 190 watts. 
I. 
Traffic 
signal 
modules 
must 
meet 
the 
product 
specification of the "Energy Star Program Reguirements for 
Traffic 
Signals" 
developed 
by 
the 
United 
States 
Environmental Protection Agency 
and that took effect in 
February 2001. 
J. 
Unit heaters may not have pilot lights and must have 
either power venting or an automatic flue damper. 
6. 
Implementation. 
Sale and installation of products that 
do not meet the standards established in subsection 4, paragraph 
A is prohibited as follows. 
A. 
On or after January 1. 2005, no new product of a type 
set forth in subsection 4, 
paragraph A may be sold or 
• 
( 
offered for sale in the State unless the efficiency of the 
new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set 
forth in the rules adopted pursuant to subsection 5. 
B. 
On or after January L 
2006, no new product of a type 
set forth in subsection 4, paragraph A may be installed in 
the State unless the efficiency of the new product meets or 
exceeds the efficiency standards set forth in the refer 
adopted pursuant to subsection 5. 
7. 
Hew 
and 
revised standards. 
The 
commission 
through 
rulemaking may establish increased efficiency standards on the 
products listed in subsection 4, paragraph A. 
The commission 
also may establish standards for products not specifically listed 
in subsection 4, paragraph A. 
In considering such new or amended 
standards, the commission shall set efficiency standards upon a 
determination that increased efficiency standards would serve to 
promote 
energy 
conservation 
in 
the 
State 
and 
would 
be 
cost-effective 
for 
consumers 
who 
purchase 
and 
use 
such 
new 
products, provided no new or increased efficiency standards may 
become effective within one year following the adoption of any 
amended rules providing for such increased efficiency standards. 
The commission may apply for a waiver of federal preemption in 
accordance with federal procedures found in 42 United States 
Code, Section 6297(d) for those products regulated by the Federal 
Government. 
8. 
Testing. certification. labeling and enforcement. 
The 
commission 
shall 
adopt 
procedures 
for 
testing 
the 
energy 
efficiency of the new products covered by subsection 4, paragraph 
A. 
The commission shall use United States Department of Energy 
approved test methods or, in the absence of those test methods, 
other 
appropriate 
nationally 
recognized 
test 
methods. 
The 
manufacturers of products covered in subsection 4, paragraph A 
shall cause samples of those products to be tested in accordance 
with the test procedures adopted pursuant to this subsection. 
A. 
Manufacturers of new products covered in subsection 4, 
paragraph A shall certify to the 
commission that those 
products are in compliance with the provisions of this 
section. 
The commission shall adopt rules governing the 
certification of those products and may work in coordination 
with the certification program of other states with similar 
product standards. 
B. 
Manufacturers of new products covered by subsection 4, 
paragraph A shall identify each product offered for sale or 
installed in the State as in compliance with the provisions 
of this section by means of a mark, label or tag on the 
product and packaging at the time of sale or installation. 
The 
commission 
shall 
adopt 
rules 
governing 
the 
identification of such products and packaging and may work 
in coordination with the labeling programs of other states 
with similar product standards. 
C. 
The commission may test products covered by subsection 
4, paragraph A using an accredited testing facility. 
If 
products so tested are found not to be in compliance with 
the 
m~n~mum 
efficiency 
standards 
established 
under 
subsection 5, the commission shall: 
(1) 
Charge the manufacturer of such product for the 
cost of product purchase and testing; and 
(2) 
Provide 
information to the public on products 
found not to be in compliance with the standards. 
D. 
The commission may cause periodic inspections to be made 
of distributors or retailers of new products covered by 
subsection 4, paragraph A in order to determine compliance 
with the provisions of this section. 
E. 
The commission shall cause investigations to be made of 
complaints received concerning violations of this section 
and shall report the results of such investigations to the 
Attorney 
General. 
The 
Attorney 
General 
may 
institute 
proceedings to enforce the provisions of this section. 
Any 
manufacturer, 
distributor 
or 
retailer 
who 
violates 
any 
provision of this section must be issued a warning by the 
commission for the first violation. 
Repeat violations are 
subject to a civil penalty of not more than $250. 
Each 
violation constitutes a separate offense, and each day that 
violation 
continues 
constitutes 
a 
separate 
offense. 
Penalties assessed under this paragraph are in addition to 
costs assessed under paragraph C. 
9. 
Kulemating. 
The 
commission 
shall 
adopt 
rules 
as 
necessary to ensure the proper implementation and enforcement of 
the provisions of this section. 
Rules adopted pursuant to this 
subsection are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, 
chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
Sec. 6. Building code study. 
The Energy Resources Council, in 
consultation with 
the 
Department 
of 
Economic 
and 
Community 
Development and the Public Utilities Commission, 
shall review 
building codes 
used 
in 
Maine 
and 
the 
enforcement 
of 
those 
building codes to assess whether these codes need to be updated 
to reflect improved energy efficiency and design that reduces the 
negative impacts on the environment of demolition, construction 
and operation of buildings. 
In assessing the codes and making 
.. 
r 
any 
recommendations 
concerning 
revisions, 
the 
council 
shall 
promote resource-efficient design of new buildings, 
including 
state facilities and facilities leased to the State, and seek to 
reduce the negative environmental impacts in a cost-effective 
manner. 
The council must review and evaluate the possibility of 
including the 
Leadership 
in Energy 
and 
Environmental 
Design 
standards and other high-performance building standards in state 
leasing and building requirements, and must coordinate its review 
with the 
standards 
developed 
pursuant 
to 
the 
Maine 
Revised 
Statutes, Title 38, section 343-H, 
subsection 3. 
The council 
shall report back to the Joint Standing Committee on Utilities 
and Energy with its findings and recommended legislative action 
by January 15, 2004. 
The committee may report out legislation to 
implement the recommendations of the study. 
Sec. 7. 
Funding and regulatory impact study. 
The 
Energy 
Resources 
Council, 
in consultation with the Public Utilities 
Commission, 
shall assess the current business 
and regulatory 
environment as it affects the development of renewable energy 
resources 
and 
make 
recommendations 
for policy and regulatory 
changes 
that 
encourage 
new 
renewable 
resources 
business 
development 
in 
Maine, 
including 
new 
generation, 
fuels 
and 
businesses related to renewable resources of energy. 
Among other 
issues, the council shall investigate the viability of initiating 
a 
multimillion-dollar 
green 
energy 
bond 
or 
other 
funding 
mechanism for the long-term economic development of new renewable 
resources 
and related projects in Maine. 
In conducting the 
study, 
the council shall investigate the number 
and type of 
potential jobs created, the economic impact and benefit to Maine 
and the amount of pollution avoided by the operation of new 
renewable resources in Maine. 
The council shall report back to 
the Joint Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy and the 
Joint Standing Committee on Natural Resources with its findings 
by January 15, 2004. 
SUMMARY 
This bill: 
1. 
Establishes 
minimum 
energy efficiency standards 
for 
certain products, such as ceiling fans, illuminated exit signs, 
traffic 
signal 
lights 
and 
digital 
cable 
television 
boxes. 
Beginning January 1, 2005, the sale of a product that does not 
meet the energy efficiency standards is prohibited. 
Beginning 
January 1, 2006, the installation of a product that does not meet 
the energy efficiency standards is prohibited; 
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2. 
Increases the assessment imposed by the Public Utilities 
Commission on transmission and distribution utilities to O.2¢ per 
kilowatt-hour to fund energy conservation programs; 
3. 
Imposes 
an additional assessment on transmission and 
distribution utilities of O.l¢ per kilowatt-hour to fund the 
Clean Energy Fund established in the Public Utilities Commission 
to encourage the development, construction and operation of new 
renewable 
energy 
resources 
projects, 
defined 
as 
electrical 
generation powered by fuel cells using renewable fuels; tidal, 
ocean or wave power; solar arrays and installations; wind power: 
and geothermal power; 
4. 
Establishes goals for the State to attain in increasing 
its new renewable energy generation; and 
5. 
Establishes 
the 
Clean 
Energy 
Advisory 
review and assess the progress of the State in 
development of new renewable energy and in meeting 
for increasing new renewable energy generation. 
Committee 
to 
promoting the 
the goals set