An Act Regardmg Future Energy Procurements for Renewable Energy Development m Northern Mame
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1943
Committee Amendment CA_A_S359 (Senate)
Amends: 35-A MRSA §3210

COMMITTEE AMEND1\1ENT "A "to SP 792, L D 1943, "An Act Regardmg 
Future Energy Procurements for Renewable Energy Development m Northern Mame" 
Amend the bill by strtkmg out everythmg after the enactmg clause and msertmg the 
followmg 
'Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3210-1, sub-§3-A is enacted to read 
3-A. Requests for proposals; addit10nal generat10n capacity. The commiss10n shall 
issue a request for proposals for the development and construction of renewable energy 
generat10n pro1ects m northern Mame, m addition to those selected under subsect10n 3, m 
order to maximize the utihzat10n of the capacity of the transmission lme proposal selected 
under subsect10n 2 The commission shall 
A Approve a contract as long as the commission determmes that the contract meets 
the regurrements of subsect10n 2, paragraph C and is m the pubhc mterest, and 
B Consider bids m any previous request for proposals issued under subsection 3 by 
(I) Providmg those bidders with an opportumty to submit updated proposals that 
account for any previous contract awards m order to ensure that proposals are 
expeditiously received and most cost-effective m consideration of those prev10us 
awards, and 
(2) Applymg evaluat10n cntena set forth m this subsection, except that the 
commission shall give greatest preference to any proposal that 
(a) Demonstrates the greatest ltkehhood of ensunng the success of the program 
by contributmg to the ltkehhood of successful completion of the transmiss10n 
lme proposal selected under subsection 2 and other generation proposals 
selected under subsection 3, 
(b) Is submitted by a bidder that demonstrates sigmficant expenence m the 
successful complet10n of renewable energy generation pr01ects similar to that 
proposal, and 
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(c) Complements the proposals previously selected under subsection 3, but 
mitigates overall risk to the success of the program by diversifymg bidder 
selection and economic development opportumties m northern Mame 
If a selected proposal under this subsection is unable, at any time after selection and before 
commercial operat10n, to fulfill the obligations of the contract, the commission may 
consider other proposals received under this subsect10n or subsection 3 to ensure the 
successful Implementation of the program If the commission fmds that a proposal or 
proposals, whether m whole or m part, received under this subsect10n or subsection 3 would 
support the overall successful implementat10n of the program, the commiss10n shall 
approve and order a contract or contracts accordmgly 
Sec. 2. Integration study and cluster system nnpact study; timmg. 
The 
Pubhc Utilities Commiss10n shall conduct a request for proposals and approve contracts m 
accordance with the Mame Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 3210-I, subsect10n 3-A, If 
practicable, on a schedule to enable selected renewable energy generation projects to seek 
mclusion m the New England mdependent system operator's Thrrd Mame Resource 
Integration Study and the subsequent cluster system Impact study If the comm1ss1on 
determmes that the request for proposals or approval of contracts would mterfere with the 
completion of the cluster system Impact study, 1t may delay the request for proposals or 
approval of contracts untll such time that such act10ns would no longer mterfere ' 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill It drrects the Pubhc Utilities Commission to issue a 
request for proposals for the development and construction of renewable energy generation 
projects m northern Mame to maximize the use of the transmission lme proposal selected 
m accordance with the N orthem Mame Renewable Energy Development Program The 
amendment provides that the commission must conduct the request for proposals and 
approval of contracts, 1f practicable, on a schedule to allow selected projects to seek 
mclusion m the Thrrd Mame Resource Integration Study and the subsequent cluster system 
1mpact study 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 06/15/23 ,::k,ae 
LD 1943 
LR 483(02) 
An Act Regardmg Future Energy Procurements for Renewable Energy Development m Northern 
Mame 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for BIil as Amended by Comnnttee Amendment "Al$ -3s~ 
Committee: Energy, Utiht1es and Technology 
Fiscal Note Reqmred: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Mmor cost mcrease - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Any addit10nal costs to the Public Utilities Conumss10n to implement the prov1Sions of this bill are expected to be 
: mmor and can be absorbed withm existmg budgeted resources 
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