An Act To Expand Maine's Clean Energy Economy ~ 11
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1350
Committee Amendment CA_B_S545 (Senate)
Amends: 35-A MRSA §3210

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "6 " to S.P. 432, L.D. 1350, "An Act To Expand 
Maine's Clean Energy Economy" 
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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Establish an Alternative Compliance Payment for Class Il Resources' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3210, sub-§2, ,fA-1, as amended by PL 2019, c. 477, §1, is 
further amended to read: 
A-1. · "Alternative compliance payment rate" means a certain dollar amount per 
kilowatt-hour set by the commission that a competitive electricity provider may pay to 
the commission to satisfy the portfolio requirements of subsections 1. 3-A, 3-B and 
3-C. 
Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §3210, sub-§9, as amended by PL 2021, c. 199, §1, is further 
amended to read: 
9. Alternative compliance payment. The commission shall allow competitive 
electricity providers to satisfy the portfolio requirements for Class I resources under 
subsection 3-A, Class IA resources under subsection 3-B arui.,_ thermal renewable energy 
credits under subsection 3-C and Class II resources under subsection 3 through an 
alternative compliance payment mechanism in accordance with this subsection. 
A. The commission shall set the alternative compliance payment fate rates by rule, 
v,11ich may not be greater than $50 for the requirements under subsections 3, 3-A, 3-B 
and 3-C, and shall publish the alternative compliance payment fate rates by January 
31st of each year. In setting the alternative compliance payment rates, the commission 
shall balance the costs to ratepayers in the State with the interest ofrenewable resource 
investors in receiving a reasonable return on their investment. In setting the fate rates, 
the commission shall take into account prevailing market prices, standard-offer service 
prices for electricity, reliance on alternative compliance payments to meet the 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" B" to S.P. 432, L.D.1350 (s. 9--i5') 
requirements of subsections~ 3-A, 3-B and 3-C and investment in Class I and Class 
IA resources and thermal renewable energy credits in the State during the previous 
calendar year, including investments that may affect the availability or price of Class 
II resources. 
B. 
The commission shall collect alternative compliance payments to meet the 
requirements of subsections ~ 3-A and 3-B made by competitive electricity providers 
and shall deposit all funds collected under this paragraph in the Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Resource Fund established under section 10121, subsection 2 to be used to 
fund research, development and demonstration projects relating to renewable energy 
technologies and to fund rebates for cost-effective renewable energy technologies. 
C. 
The commission shall collect alternative compliance payments to meet the 
requirements of subsection 3-C made by competitive electricity providers and shall 
deposit all funds collected under this paragraph in the Thermal Energy Investment 
Fund established under section 10128, subsection 2 to be used to fund incentives and 
low-interest or no-interest loans to businesses, municipalities, educational institutions 
and nonprofit entities in the State for the installation of new thermal energy-derived 
projects. 
The commission shall adopt rules to implement this subsection. Rules adopted under this 
subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. It requires the Public Utilities Commission to 
establish an alternative compliance payment rate by rule for competitive electricity 
providers to satisfy the portfolio requirements for Class I resources, Class IA resources, 
Class II resources and thermal renewable energy credits. In establishing the alternative 
compliance payment rates, the amendment adds that the commission must balance the 
interests of resource investors with the interests of ratepayers in addition to other factors. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/05/22 feac::.. 
LD 1350 
LR 1499(04) 
An Act To Expand Maine's Clean Energy Economy 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment'~' (s-5~~\ 
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology 
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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 as a result of the provisions of this bill are anticipated to be 
minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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