An Act To Support the Continued Access to Solar Energy and Battery Storage by Maine Homes and Businesses
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1100
Committee Amendment CA_A_S229 (Senate)

COMMITTEEAMENDMENT" 
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Continued Access to Solar Energy and Battery Storage by Maine Homes and Businesses" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. 
Solar energy resources interconnection evaluation. 
The Public 
Utilities Commission shall contract with an expert to evaluate near-term refonns to the 
State's standards, practices and procedures related to the interconnection of renewable 
capacity resources as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 3210-C, 
subsection 1, paragraph E using solar power to investor-owned transmission and 
distribution utilities to: 
1. Ensure that the timelines and requirements for interconnection do not unduly limit 
the ability of residential and nonresidential customers to install on-site solar energy 
generation and battery storage systems to offset a customer's electrical consumption and 
that interconnection costs for these customers are limited to interconnection facility 
upgrades and do not include the cost of distribution upgrades; 
2. Improve the transparency of interconnection screens and upgrades for customer-
sited generation; and 
3. Ensure that dispute resolution processes for residential and nonresidential 
interconnection customers are fair and efficient and do not place a disproportionate burden 
of technical expertise and cost on these customers. 
Within 6 months of the effective date of this Act, the commission shall conduct a 
proceeding and issue an order relating to the near-term reforms identified in the evaluation 
conducted under this section. 
Within one year of the effective date of this Act, the 
commission shall determine and adopt cost allocation methods for interconnection studies 
and upgrades that ensure on-site solar energy generators do not bear prohibitive costs for 
their projects to be studied by investor-owned transmission and distribution utilities and to 
be interconnected to the State's distribution system. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" J4 "to S.P. 361, L.D. 1100 (S -Z, 'Z,~ 
Sec. 3. 
Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION 
Public Utilities - Administrative Division 0184 
Initiative: Provides an allocation for contracted services for a solar resources 
interconnection evaluation. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2021-22 
$254,693 
$254,693 
2022-23 
$0 
$0 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, makes a number of 
changes to the evaluation of near-term reforms to the State's interconnection standards, 
practices and procedures related to renewable capacity resources using solar power that is 
directed in the bill to be conducted by an expert contracted by the Public Utilities 
Commission. The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/05/21 ::Wac:. 
LD 1100 
LR 1438(02) 
An Act To Support the Continued Access to Solar Energy and Battery Storage by Maine Homes and 
Businesses 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'rJ-"[s --z_?., i\ 
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology 
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Appropriations/ Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
:venue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2021-22 
$254,693 
$254,693 
FY 2022-23 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2023-24 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2024-25 
$0 
$0 
This bill requires the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to contract with an outside entity to evaluate near-tenn 
reforms to the State's interconnection standards, practices and procedures related to renewable capacity resources 
using solar power. The bill includes a one-time allocation of $254,693 for contracted services. The PUC is funded by 
an assessment set to produce sufficient revenue for the expenditures allocated by the Legislature for operating the 
PUC. The increased allocations in this bill require a corresponding increase in revenue from the assessment on 
electric transmission and distribution utilities.