An Act To Provide Incentives for Energy Conservation through Voltage Regulation
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1762
Committee Amendment CA_A_S416 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "II- " to S.P. 676, L.D. 1762, Bill, "An Act To 
Provide Incentives for Energy Conservation through Voltage Regulation" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Regarding Energy Conservation through Voltage Regulation' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 
Energy conservation through voltage regulation; examination. 
Resolved: That the Efficiency Maine Trust, in the development and implementation of 
conservation programs pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 10110, 
shall examine voltage regulation technologies and evaluate the potential for and cost-
effectiveness of the application of these technologies for energy conservation by 
industrial, commercial and residential electricity customers of the State. In conducting 
the examination, the Efficiency Maine Trust shall seek input from the Public Utilities 
Commission and transmission and distribution utilities with respect to utility incentive 
issues and voltage regulation technologies in the context of smart grid implementation; 
and be it further 
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That the Efficiency Maine Trust shall report on its 
examination and evaluation under section I as part of its annual report due by December 
I, 20 I 0 pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 10104, subsection 5.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve. The resolve directs the Efficiency 
Maine Trust, in the development and implementation of conservation programs, to 
examine voltage regulation technologies and evaluate the potential for and cost-
effectiveness of the application of these technologies as an energy conservation tool for 
the industrial, commercial and residential electricity customers of the State. It requires 
the trust to seek input from the Public Utilities Commission and transmission and 
distribution utilities with respect to utility incentive issues and voltage regulation 
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technologies in the context of smart grid implementation. It requires the trust to report on 
its examination and evaluation as part of the annual report of the trust that is due by 
December 1, 2010. 
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LD 1762 
LR 2547(02) 
An Act To Provide Incentives for Energy Conservation through Voltage Regulation 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "h' 
Committee: Utilities and Energy 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Public Utilities Commission and the Efficiency Maine Trust associated with the 
examination of voltage regulation technologies and their potential for energy conservation, as well as any costs of 
reporting the results of those inquiries, can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR2547(02) - Fiscal Note - Page I of 1