An Act Regarding the
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1792
Committee Amendment CA_A_S357 (Senate)
Amends: 35-A MRSA §3209

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 694, L.D. 1792, "An Act Regarding the 
Energy Policy of the State" 
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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act to Ensure Fair and Equitable Recovery of Post-1·esh•ucturing Stranded Costs' 
Amend the bill by inserting after the title and before the enacting clause the following: 
'Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
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become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as eme1·gencies; and 
Whereas, electricity costs are negatively impacting many Maine electricity 
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consumers; and 
Whereas, the costs associated with the State's net energy billing programs are having 
a dispropo1tionate impact on businesses in the State that are vital to economic growth; and 
Whereas, the rate design adopted by the Public Utilities Commission by order dated 
April 30, 2025 will not provide sufficient relief for Maine's lat·ge and industrial customers; 
and 
Whereas, it is the policy of the State that the ·commission advance through its 
decisions and orders beneficial electl'ification in order to achieve the emission reduction 
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and renewable energy goals of the State, reduce energy costs to consumers and provide 
economic and climate benefits for all rntepayers pursuant to the Beneficial Electrification 
Policy Act, enacted June 26, 2023; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore,' 
Amend the bill by stl'i~ing out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
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COMMITI'EE AMENDMENT ''A--" to S.P. 694, L.D. 1792 (S.j5'j\ 
'Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3209, sub-§1-A is enacted to read: 
1-A. Definitions, As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the 
following terms have the following meanings. 
A. "Beneficial electrification" has the same meaning as in section 101021 subsection 
3-A. 
B. "Intermediate commercial customer" means a nonresidential customer that meets 
the availability criteria to take service under a core customer class of a transmission 
and distribution utility that includes a demand charge and that is not classified as a 
medium commercial customer or a large commercial customer. 
C. "Large commercial customer" means a nonresidential customer that meets the 
availability criteda to take service under a core customer class of a trnnsmission and 
distribution utility in which a customer takes electrical service from the utility at a 
subtransmission or transmission voltage or in which a customet· has a maximum 
demand of at least 400 kilowatts as defined under the terms and conditions of the 
transmission and distribution utility. 
D. "Lighting customer" means a nomesidential customer whose account for electricity 
service is limited to stt·eet or area lighting. 
E. "Medium commercial customer" has the same meaning as in section 3106. 
subsection L paragraph B. 
F. "Post-restrnctudng stranded costs" means costs allocated to a transmission and 
distribution utility pursuant to section 3209-C, subsection 2. paragrnph B and pursuant 
to section 3210-F. subsection 3. 
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11Residential customer" has the same meaning as in section 3106. subsection I, 
paragrnph C. 
H. "Small commercial customer
has the same meaning as in section 3106. subsection 
1. parag1·aph D. 
Sec, 2. 35-A MRSA §3209, sub-§5 is enacted to read: 
5. Post-r·estl'ucturing stranded costs, No later than October 1, 2025, each investor-
owned transmission and distribution utility shall recover post-restructuring stranded costs 
in accordance with the rate design established by the commission in accordance with this 
subsection. For investor-owned transmission and distribution utility rates applicable pl'ior 
to July L 2028. the commission shall establish a i'ate design fo1• each investor-owned 
transmission and distribution utility in the State for the recovery of post-restructuring 
stranded costs that: 
A. Aggregates the customers of invest01·-owned transmission and distribution utilities 
in the State on a statewide basis into groups of large commercial customers. medium 
commercial customers. intermediate commercial customers. small commercial 
customers, lighting customers and residential customers; 
B. Notwithstanding section 3209-C. subsection 2. parngraph B and section 3210-F. 
subsection 3, allocates the combined post-restructuring stranded costs, as determined 
by the commission, for investor-owned tl'ansmission and distribution utilities in the 
State to each customer class group described in paragraph A. based on each group's pro 
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rata share of statewide posH·estructuring stranded costs based on total retail kilowatt-
hour energy sales to those customers; 
C. Fol' any rate design established by the commission to apply afte1· September 30. 2025 
and before July 1. 2028, increases the cost allocation to residential customers. small 
commercial customers and medium commercial custome1· groups as calculated in 
accordance with paragraph B by I 0% and reduces the cost allocation to the large 
commercial customer class group by an equal dollar amount and 
D. Requires each investor-owned transmission and distribution utility, prior to October 
L 2025. to calculate its post-restructuring stranded cost rates, including any annual 
reconciliation of costs. by applying a rate design that: 
(1) For residential customers and small commercial customers, is recovered 100% 
through a fixed monthly charge: 
(2) For medium commercial custome1·s. is recovered 50% through a fixed monthly 
charge and 50% through a volumetdc per kilowatt-hour charge: 
(3) For intermediate commercial customers and large commercial customers. is 
1·ecove1·ed 85% through a fixed monthly cha1·ge and 15% through a volumetric per 
kilowatt-hour charge: and 
(4) For lighting customers. is recovered 100% through a volumetric per kilowatt-
, hour charge, 
Sec, 3, 35-A MRSA §3209, sub-§6 is enacted to read: 
6, Post-restructuring stranded cost aUocation; rate design. For post-restructul'ing 
stranded cost allocations and rate designs applicable on or after July 1, 2028, • the 
commission shall by order establish such cost allocations and rate designs applicable for 
the following 3-yeat· period. subject to annual and other necessa1y reconciliations. and 
ensure the promotion of beneficial electrification in every customer class. 
Emergency clause, In,view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation 
takes effect when approved.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbel'ing any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority repott of the committee, replaces the bill, which 
is a concept draft, changes the title and adds an emergency preamble and emergency clause. 
It requires the Public Utilities Commission, no later than October 1, 2025, to establish a 
rate design for each investor-owned transmission and distribution utility for the recovery 
of post-restructuring stranded costs that aggregates cettain classes of customers of the 
investor-owned transmission and distribution utilities and requires that post-restmcturing 
stranded costs be recovered from these class groups based on specific charges. It requires 
the commission, for post-restructul'ing stranded cost allocations and rate designs applicable 
on or after July l, 2028, to establish such cost allocations and rate designs applicable for 
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COMMI'ITEE AMENDMENT ".A "to S.P. 694, L.D. 1792 (5 J57) 
the following 3-year period subject to annual and other necessary reconciliations and 
ensure the promotion of beneficial electrification for every customer class. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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Approved: 06/05/25 l-Rl-
LD 1792 
LR 2106(02) 
An Act Regarding the Energy Policy of the State 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendmcnt''A"{S<3S7J 
Committee: E11ergy, Utilities and Technology 
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Fiscal Note Requii'ed: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase • Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Public Utilities Commission from the provisions of this bill are expected to be minor and 
can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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