Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 313: Net Energy Billing Rule To Allow Shared Ownership, a Major Substantive Rule of the Public Utilities Commission
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0336
Committee Amendment CA_A_H63 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 272, L.D. 336, "Resolve, Regarding 
Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 313: Net Energy Billing Rule To Allow 
Shared Ownership, a Major Substantive Rule of the Public Utilities Commission" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 313: Net Energy Billing Rule To 
Allow Shared Ownership, a Major Substantive Rule of the Public Utilities 
Commission' 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section I (page 1, lines 14 to 18 in L.D.) and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Adoption. Resolved: That final adoption of Chapter 313: Net Energy 
Billing Rule to Allow Shared Ownership, a provisionally adopted major substantive rule 
of the Public Utilities Commission that has been submitted to the Legislature for review 
pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A, is 
authorized only if the following changes are made: 
1. Definition of "eligible facility." That portion of the rule designated as definitions 
must be amended to include micro-combined heat and power systems within the 
definition of "eligible facility;" 
2. Definition of "micro-combined heat and power system." That portion of the 
rule designated as definitions must be amended to add a definition of "micro-combined 
heat and power system" that specifies that a micro-combined heat and power system is a 
system that: 
A. Produces heat and electricity fi'om one fuel input, without restriction to specific 
fuel or generating technology; 
B. Has an electric generating capacity rating of least one kilowatt and not more than 
kilowatts and a fuel system efficiency of not less than 80% in the production of 
heat and electricity or has an electric generating capacity of at least 31 kilowatts and 
not more than 660 kilowatts and a fuel system efficiency of not less than 65% in the 
production of heat and electricity; 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT -A" to H.P. 272, L.D. 336 
C. May work in combination with supplemental or parallel conventional heating 
systems; 
D. Is manufactured, installed and operated in accordance with applicable government 
and industry standards; and 
E. Is connected to the electric grid and operated in conjunction with the facilities of a 
transmission and distribution utility; and 
3. Installed capacity limit of eligible facilities. That portion of the rule regarding 
eligible facilities within the section on annualized consumer net energy billing must be 
amended to change the installed capacity limit for eligible facilities from 500 kilowatts to 
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kilowatts.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment authorizes the final adoption of Chapter 313: Net Energy Billing 
Rule to Allow Shared Ownership, a provisionally adopted major substantive rule of the 
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Public Utilities Commission, as long as the rule is amended to include micro-combined 
heat and power systems within the definition of "eligible facility" and to change the 
installed capacity limit for eligible facilities from 500 kilowatts to 660 kilowatts. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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LR 1875(02) 
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 313: Net Energy Billing Rule To Allow 
Shared Ownership, a Major Substantive Rule of the Public Utilities Commission 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,4 
Committee: Utilities and Energy 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
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The costs to the Public Utilities Commission in revising and making recommendations for the provisionally adopted 
rule governing net energy billing can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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