An Act to Advance a
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1868
Committee Amendment CA_A_S356 (Senate)
Amends: 35-A MRSA §3210, 35-A MRSA §3210-C

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to S,P, 738, L.D, 1868, "An Act to Advance a 
Clean Energy Economy by Updating Renewable and Clean Resource Procurement Laws" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 1, 2 and 3. 
Amend the bill by stl'iking out all of section 6 and inserting the following: 
'Sec, 6. 35-A MRSA §3210, sub-§2, 1A-4 is enacted to read: 
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11Class III resource" 01· "clean resource" means a somce of generation that 
generates power that can physically be delivered to the control region in which the Ne·w 
England Power Pool. or its successor as approved by the Federal Energy Regulato1y 
Commission, has authority over transmission, or to the Maritimes Control Area and; 
(1) Is a Class I resource or a Class IA resource: 
(2) Relies on a nuclear powe1· plant or hydroelectl'ic generator that meets all state 
and federnl fish passage requirements applicable to the generato1·: or 
(3) Generates electric energy in a manner that, as determined by the Depatiment 
of Envil'onmental Protection, produces no more than a de minimis level of net 
greenhouse gas emissions and co-pollutant emissions at the point of generation and 
from the fuel supply chain of the facility and has been.ce1tified by the Governor's 
Energy Office in accordance with l'Ules adopted by the Depa1iment of 
Environmental Protection in accordance with this subsection.' 
Amend the bill in section 9 in the blocked paragraph in the 2nd line (page 3, line 27 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "or order" 
Amend the bill in section 10 in paragraph A in the blocked parngraph in the last line 
(page 4, line 30 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "or" and insetting the following: 
'er.._' 
Amend the bill in section 10 in paragraph A in the blocked paragraph in the last line 
(page 4, line 30 in L.O,) by inserting after the following: 
113-A" the following: 'or 3-0' 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A "to S.P. 738, L.D. 1868 {J,~ 3Sf.ri.) 
Amend the bill in section 11 in subsection 3-D in paragraph A in the fil'st 5 lines (page 
4, lines 34 to 38 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "Each competitive electricity 
prnvider must, in addition to meeting the other p011folio requirements of subsections 3, 
3-A. 3-B and 3-C, demonstrate in a manner satisfacto1y to the commission that it has 
pmchased Class III renewable energy credits in an amount at least equal to the following 
percentages of its portfolio of supply sources for retail electricity sales in this State" and 
insetting the following: 'As a condition of licensing pmsuant to section 3203, each 
competitive electricity provider in the State must demonstrate in a manner satisfacto1y to 
the commission that the percentage of its portfolio of supply sources for retail electricity 
sales in the State accounted for by Class III resources is as follows' 
Amend the bill in section 14 in subsection 9 in paragraph A in the 4th line (page 7, line 
in L.D.) by inserting after the following: "electricity," the following: 'alignment with other 
New England states,' 
Amend the bill by stl'iking out all of sections 19 and 20 and inse11ing the following: 
'Sec. 19, 35-A MRSA §3210-C, sub-§3, ~, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 134, §2, 
is repealed.' 
Amend the bill in section 22 in the blocked paragraph in the 3rd line (page 8, line 30 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
11credits
Amend the bill in section 22 in the blocked paragraph in the 15th line (page 8, line 42 
in L.D.) by insetting after the following: "credits" the following: '. clean ene1·gy credits' 
Amend the bill in section 22 in the blocked paragraph in the 19th line (page 9, line 4 
in L.D.) by striking out the first occurrence of the following: "credits" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 23 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 23. 35-A MRSA §3210-C, sub-§3-A is enacted to read: 
3-A. Regional coordination. If the commission determines that the likely benefits to 
ratepayers in the State will exceed the likely costs, the commission may coordinate with 
one 01· more states to procure, through long-term contracts or other mechanisms, 
transmission capacity, capacity resources, renewable energy credits or clean energy 
credits.' 
Amend the bill in section 24 in subsection 7 in the 2nd line (page 9J line 13 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "or" and inse11ing the following: 10¥1
Amend the bill in section 24 in subsection 7 in the 4th line (page 9, line 15 in L.D.) by 
striking out the first occurrence of the following: "credits" 
Amend the bill in section 25 in subsection 9 in the 2nd line (page 9, line 20 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "credits" 
Amend the bill by stl'iking out all of section 26, 
Amend the bill in section 29 in the 3rd and 4th lines (page 11, lines 8 and 9 in L.D,) by 
striking out the following: ", subsection 3-A" 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively, 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A," to S.P. 738, L.D. 1868 ( $ ·~:;,5la.) 
SUMMARY 
This amendment does the following. 
1. It removes the sections of the bill directing the Governor's Energy Office to conduct 
procurements of renewable and clean resources and authorizing the office to adopt rules, It 
also t'emoves the section of the bill requiring investor-owned transmission and distribution 
utilities to be subject to a special assessment for expenditmes of the office. 
2. It changes the proposed definition of 11Class III resource" to include that this resource 
type includes sources of generation relying on nuclea1· power plants and hydroelectric 
generatm·s that meet all state and federal fish passage 1·equirements applicable to the 
generators. It establishes cl'iteria that allow other sources of electrical generation to qualify 
as Class III resources. 
3. It clarifies that the Public Utilities Commission may coordinate with one or more 
states to procure transmission capacity, capacity resomces, renewable energy credits or 
clean ene1·gy credits if it determines that the likely benefits to ratepayers in the State will 
exceed the likely costs. 
4. It removes the section of the bill that requires the commission to conduct a 
competitive solicitation for energy 01· renewable energy credits from eligible Class IA 
resources as defined in the bill. 
5, It makes technical changes to the bill for consistency. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/30/25 LRL 
LD 1868 
LR 2177(02) 
An Act to Advance a Clean Energy Economy by Updating Renewable ancl Clean Resource . 
Procurement Laws 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A'ls-35k, "'\ 
Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revem.1e Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the various agencies impacted by the provisions of this bill are anticipated to be minor ai. .,an 
. be absorbed within existing b1..1dgeted resources. 
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