An Act Regarding Net Energy Billing Limits (AFTER DEADLINE)
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 2093
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology
Sponsors: JACKSON, MARTIN, CARPENTER, MIRAMANT, BERRY
Amends: 35-A MRSA §3209-A, 35-A MRSA §3209-B

Legislative Document
No. 2093
S.P. 744
In Senate, February 4, 2020
An Act Regarding Net Energy Billing Limits
(AFTER DEADLINE)
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
205.
Reference to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered 
printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by President JACKSON of Aroostook.
Cosponsored by Representative MARTIN of Sinclair and
Senators: CARPENTER of Aroostook, MIRAMANT of Knox, Representatives: BERRY of 
Bowdoinham, McCREA of Fort Fairfield.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  35-A MRSA §3209-A, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 478, Pt. A, §3, 
is amended to read:
3.  Shared financial interest for investor-owned utility customers; limitation.  
Multiple customers of an investor-owned transmission and distribution utility that have 
distinct billing accounts with that utility may share a financial interest in a distributed 
generation resource under subsection 2.  Any number of customers of an investor-owned 
transmission and distribution utility with a shared financial interest in a distributed 
generation resource may participate in net energy billing, except that the number of 
eligible customers or meters is limited to 10 for a shared financial interest in a distributed 
generation resource located in the service territory of an investor-owned transmission and 
distribution utility located in an area administered by the independent system 
administrator for northern Maine or any successor of the independent system 
administrator for northern Maine unless the commission determines that the utility's 
billing system can accommodate more than 10 accounts or meters for the purpose of net 
energy billing.
Sec. 2.  35-A MRSA §3209-B, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 478, Pt. A, §4, 
is amended to read:
4.  Shared financial interest; limitation.  Multiple commercial or institutional 
customers that have distinct billing accounts with an investor-owned transmission and 
distribution utility may share a financial interest in a distributed generation resource 
under subsection 2.  Any number of commercial or institutional customers may 
participate in net energy billing with a shared interest in a distributed generation resource, 
except that the number of customers or meters is limited to 10 for a shared interest in a 
distributed generation resource located in the service territory of an investor-owned 
transmission and distribution utility located in an area administered by the independent 
system administrator for northern Maine or any successor of the independent system 
administrator for northern Maine unless the commission determines that the utility's 
billing system can accommodate more than 10 accounts or meters for the purpose of net 
energy billing.
SUMMARY
Under current law, any number of customers of an investor-owned transmission and 
distribution utility with a shared financial interest in a distributed generation resource 
may participate in net energy billing, except that the number of eligible customers or 
meters is limited to 10 for a shared financial interest in a distributed generation resource 
located in the service territory of an investor-owned transmission and distribution utility 
located in an area administered by the independent system administrator for northern 
Maine unless the Public Utilities Commission determines that the utility's billing system 
can accommodate more than 10 accounts or meters for the purpose of net energy billing.  
This bill removes this exception.