An Act Regarding the Long-term Contracting Authority of the Public Utilities Commission
Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 0268
Committee Amendment CA_A_H220 (House)
Amends: 35-A MRSA §3210-C

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 224, L.D. 268, Bill, "An 
Regarding the Long-tenn Contracting Authority of the Public Utilities Commission" 
Amend the bill by striking out the emergency preamble. 
Act 
Amend the bill in section I in subsection 1 in paragraph B in the 3rd and 4th lines 
(page 1, lines 22 and 23 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "commissioA New 
England independent system operator or successor organization." and inserting the 
following: 'commission.' 
Amend the bill in section I in subsection I in paragraph E in the 2nd line (page 2, 
line 2 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "except" the following: 'the maximum 
total power production capacity limit of 100 megawatts under section 3210, subsection 2, 
paragraph C does not apply and' 
Amend the bill by striking out section 2 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §3210-C, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 677, Pt. C, §I, 
is amended to read: 
3. 
Commission authority. 
The commission may direct large investor-owned 
transmission and distribution utilities to enter into long-term contracts for: 
A. Capacity resources; and 
B. 
Any available energy associated with capacity resources contracted under 
paragraph A: 
(1) To the extent necessary to fulfill the policy of subsection 2, paragraph A; or 
(2) 
If the commission detennines appropriate for purposes of supplying or 
lowering the cost of standard-offer service pursuant to section 3212. If cOAtracts 
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are entered jAto Available energy contracted pursuant to this subparagraph,-the 
cOAtracts must be treated as staAdard offer service contracts pursuant to sectioA 
m-2 may be sold into the wholesale electricity market III conjunction with 
solicitations for standard-offer supply bids. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. A" to H.P. 224, L.D. 268 
The commission may direct large investor-owned transmission and distribution utilities to 
enter into contracts under this subsection only as agents for their customers and only in 
accordance with this section. 
To the greatest extent possible, the commission shall 
develop procedures having the same legal and financial effect as the procedures used for 
standard-offer service pursuant to section 3212 for large investor-owned transmission and 
distribution utilities. 
The commission may enter into contracts for interruptible, demand response or energy 
efficiency capacity resources. These contracts are not subject to the rules of the State 
Purchasing Agent. 
Capacity resources contracted under this subsection may not exceed the amount 
necessary to ensure the reliability of the electric grid of this State or to lower customer 
costs as determined by the commission pursuant to rules adopted under subsection 10. 
Unless the commission determines the public interest requires otherwise, a capacity 
resource may not be contracted under this subsection unless the commission determines 
that the capacity resource is recognized as a capacity resource for purposes of any 
regional or federal capacity requirements.' 
Amend the bill in section 4 by striking out all of subsection 7 and inserting the 
following: 
'7. Disposition of resources. A large investor-owned transmission and distribution 
utility shall sell capacity resources and energy purchased pursuant to subsection 3 or take 
other action relative to such capacity resources and energy as directed by the 
commission. ' 
Amend the bill by striking out the emergency clause. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the majority report of the committee. The amendment eliminates 
the provisions in the bill that would authorize the Public Utilities Commission to direct 
large investor-owned transmission and distribution utilities to enter into long-term 
contracts for ancillary services and renewable energy credits associated with capacity 
resources and to enter into long-term contracts on a wholesale basis. The amendment 
also adds language to revise the definition of "renewable capacity resource" and removes 
language in the bill in order to preserve the definition of "interruptible, demand response 
or energy efficiency capacity resource" as it exists in current law. 
Finally, the 
amendment removes the emergency preamble and emergency clause from the bill. 
FISCAL .\OTE REQllRED 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/29/07 
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LD268 
LR 761(02) 
An Act Regarding the Long-term Contracting Authority of the Public Utilities Commission 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment .. A 
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Committee: Utilities and Energy 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
The additional costs associated with this legislation can be absorbed by the Public Utilities Commission utilizing 
existing budgeted resources. 
LR0761(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I