An Act Relatmg to Energy Storage and the State's Energy Goals
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1850
Committee Amendment CA_A_S369 (Senate)
Amends: 35-A MRSA §3204

COMMITTEE AMEND1\1ENT "#"to SP 751, L D 1850, "An Act Relatmg to 
Energy Storage and the State's Energy Goals" 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out all of section 2 and msertmg the followmg 
'Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §3204, sub-§6, as enacted by PL 1997, c 316, §3, is amended 
to read 
6. Generation assets permitted. On or after March 1, 2000, notwithstandmg any 
other prov1S1on m this chapter, the commission may allow an mvestor-owned transmission 
and distribution utihty to own, have a fmancial mterest m or otherwise control generation 
and generation-related assets to the extent that the commission fmds that ownership, 
mterest or control is necessary for the utihty to perform its obligations as a transmission 
and distribution utihty m an efficient manner 
A The commission may allow an mvestor-owned transmission and distribution utihty 
to own, have a fmancial mterest m or otherwise control an energy storage system, as 
defmed m section 3481, subsection 6, only if the energy storage system is located 
behmd an electric meter servmg an operat10ns center of that utihty and only to the 
extent the commission finds that the ownership, mterest or control is necessary to 
mamtam contmuous operation of the utility's operat10ns center The commission may 
not permit an mvestor-owned transmission and distribution utihty to own, have a 
fmancial mterest m or otherwise control an energy storage system for other purposes, 
mcludmg, but not hmited to, as a distnbut10n asset 
The commission may adopt rules to IIDplement this paragraph Rules adopted under 
0 
this paragraph are routme techmcal rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 3 7 5, subchapter 
2-A' 
Amend the btll m section 4 m subsection 2 (page 2, lme 39 m L D ) by strikmg out the 
followmg "and" 
Amend the btll m sect10n 4 m subsect10n 3 m the last lme (page 2, lme 42 m L D ) by 
strtkmg out the followmg 
11 and msertmg the followmg ', and' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
ROS 
CO:MJ\,IlTTEE AMENDMENT" A 
"to SP 751, L D 1850 
Amend the bill m sect10n 4 by msertmg after subsection 3 the followmg 
'4 Considerat10n of whether and under what conditions the use oflong-durat10n energy 
storage would be cost-effective for ratepayers m the State ' 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out all of section 5 and msertmg the followmg 
'Sec. 5. Fundmg. Upon written request of the Governor's Energy Office, for the 
purposes of allowmg the office to fulfill its responsibilities under sect10ns 3 and 4, the 
Public Utilities Commiss10n shall provide 
Reasonable techmcal, legal and other assistance, mcludmg the provision of 
requested mformation, and 
Notwithstandmg the Mame Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 117, fundmg for 
staff and consultants m an amount not to exceed $300,000 from the Public Utilities 
Commission Rermbursement Fund established under Title 35-A, section 117' 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out all of section 6 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the provision of the bill requrrmg the Pubhc Utilities 
Commiss10n to establish the conditions under which an mvestor-owned transmission and 
distribution utility may own, have a financial mterest m or otherwise control an energy 
storage system and mstead provides that an mvestor-owned transmiss10n and distribution 
utility may own, have a fmancial mterest m or otherwise control an energy storage system 
only with approval of the commission if the energy storage system is located behmd an 
electric meter servmg an operations center of that utility and necessary to mamtam 
contmuous operation of the utility's operat10ns center 
It requrres the Governor's Energy Office to consider, m studymg long-durat10n energy 
storage, whether and under what conditions the use of long-durat10n energy storage would 
be cost-effective for ratepayers m the State It corrects the references regardmg the 
activities for which the Governor's Energy Office may seek assistance and fundmg from 
the commission and changes the fundmg source The amendment removes the language 
drrectmg the commission to conduct a rule-makmg proceedmg to determme the condit10ns 
under which an mvestor-owned transmission and distribut10n utility may own, have a 
financial mterest m or otherwise control an energy storage system 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved 06/17 /23 ::tPae.. 
LD 1850 
LR 400(02) 
An Act Relatmg to Energy Storage and the State's Energy Goals 
Fiscal Note for BIii as Amended by Comrmttee Amendment 'Jr'((:, 31.o'q) 
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology 
Fiscal Note Reqmred: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current bienmum cost mcrease - Other Special Revenue Funds 
This bill directs the Governor's Energy Office (GEO) to evaluate designs for and recommend a program to procure 
commercially available utihty-scale energy storage systems connected to the transimss10n and distnbut10n systems 
and to study and report findmgs on long-durat10n energy storage The bill allows the GEO to request up to $300,000 
from the Pubhc Utihties C01mmss10n Reimbursement Fund for expenditures related to these directives Any 
addit10nal costs to the Pubhc Utihties Collllmss10n from the provis10ns of this bill are expected to be mmor and can be 
absorbed withm existmg budgeted resources 
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