An Act To Study Transmission Solutions To Enable Renewable Energy fuvestment in the State
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1401
Committee Amendment CA_A_H369 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1016, L.D. 1401, Bill, "An Act To 
Study Transmission Solutions To Enable Renewable Energy fuvestment in the State" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, To Study Transmission Solutions To Enable Renewable Energy 
Investment in the State' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Renewable energy investment; stakeholder group. Resolved: That 
the Governor's Energy Office shall convene a stakeholder group to address transmission 
system needs and funding strategies to support renewable energy investment in the State. 
The stakeholder group, at a minimum, shall examine and make recommendations 
regarding: 
1. Current constraints and barriers in the state and regional transmission systems that 
impede planning for and realizing increased renewable energy development and 
integration in the State and the impact of these current system limitations on existing 
renewable energy resources, including the ability to qualify for the sale of energy and 
capacity in the regional wholesale energy markets. The stakeholder group shall make 
recommendations for improving the capability of the in-state transmission system to meet 
in-state demand and to export excess supply for the purposes of optimizing existing 
renewable energy resources and promoting in-state and regional system reliability; 
2. 
Transmission infrastructure investment solutions and system improvements to 
realize different renewable energy development scenarios. The stakeholder group shall 
examine a minimum of 4 different renewable energy development scenarios that vary by 
total generation capacity, resource type and site location, taking into consideration the 
impact on siting and ratepayers and the relative benefits of different scenarios for energy 
consumers, transmission costs, existing generators, developers of new renewable energy 
resources and the environment; 
3. 
Opportunities for regional coordination to advance transmission solutions to 
support new renewable energy resource development in the State, including deployment 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1016, L.D. 1401 
of new renewable energy resources capable of providing system reliability benefits to the 
State and the region, with consideration of publicly available data and studies available 
from ISO New England, Inc.; and 
4. Potential funding sources and strategies, including bonding and public-private 
partnerships, for renewable energy development. 
The office shall invite to participate in the stakeholder group, at a minimum, a 
representative of: the Public Utilities Commission; the Office of the Public Advocate; 
ISO New England, Inc.; investor-owned transmission and distribution utilities; consumer-
owned transmission and distribution utilities; a statewide renewable energy association; a 
statewide environmental organization; a statewide construction industry trade association; 
community-scale renewable energy developers; grid-scale renewable energy developers; 
existing renewable energy resource generators; large industrial electricity consumers; and 
low-income electricity consumers. 
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That, no later than December 15, 2019, the Governor's 
Energy Office shall provide a report on the work of the stakeholder group to the Joint 
Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology. The report must include the 
findings and recommendations of the stakeholder group regarding the issues listed in 
section 1 and identify changes to law necessary to implement the recommendations. The 
committee may report out a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature 
related to the report.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill, which is a concept draft, with a resolve. The 
amendment directs the Governor's Energy Office to convene a stakeholder group to 
examine and make recommendations regarding transmission system needs and solutions 
to support renewable energy investment in the State. The amendment requires the 
Governor's Energy Office to report to the Joint Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities 
and Technology by December 15, 2019 on the findings and recommendations of the 
stakeholder group. The amendment authorizes the committee to report out a bill to the 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/09/19 fi;Pac:.. 
LD 1401 
LR 1431(02) 
An Act To Study Transmission Solutions To Enable Renewable Energy Investment in the State 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ,fi,{ /J-J t °1) 
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Governor's Energy Office to convene and report back on the findings of, or for the Public 
Utilities Commission and Office of the Public Advocate to participate in, a stakeholder group that will examine and 
make recommendations regarding the transmission system needs and solutions to support renewable energy 
investment in the State are anticipated to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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