An Act to Allow
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1860
Committee Amendment CA_A_S350 (Senate)
Amends: 35-A MRSA §3210-K

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/J.; " to S.P. 730, L.D. 1860i "An Act to Allow 
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Cettain Distributed Ene1·gy Resources to Participate in the State's Net Energy Billing 
Program" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act to Allow for a Competitive Solicitation of Enet·gy Projects Undet· 5 
Megawatts• 
Amend the bill by striking out all of the emergency preamble. 
Amend the bill by striking out everythit1g after the enacting clause and insetting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3210-K is enacted to read: 
§3210-K. Distributed generation 1·esource procurement; mechanical completion 
1. Definitions, As used in this section. the following terms have the following 
meanings. 
A. "Distributed generation resource
has the same meaning as in sectio11 3209-A. 
subsection 1, parngrnph B. 
B. 
11E1igible generato1·
means a distributed ge1le!'ation 1'esource with a nameplate 
capacity of less than S megawatts that reached mechanical completion before January 
1, 2025. 
C. "Mechanical completion" mea11s. with respect to a distributed generation resource, 
fully physically constrncted and ready for operation. 
2. • Competitive procurement, 
The commission shall direct investor-owned 
transmission and distribution utilities to enter into one or more contracts for energy or 
renewable energy credits or both from eligible generators in accordance with this section. 
The commission may not require an eligible generator to contract for the sale of energy or 
renewable energy credits under this section. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMM11TEB AMENDMENT" A " to S.P. 730, L.D. 1860 (S • '3 50 l 
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A. By Novembe1· I, 2025, the commission shall initiate a competitive solicitation for 
contracts under this section for energy or renewable ene1·gy c!'edits or both in an amount 
determined by the commission. 
B. The commission may not award a contract to an eligible generato1· at a rate that 
exceeds 65% of the tariff rate calculated under section 3209-B. subsection 5. paragraph 
A-1 applicable on January 1. 2025 to medium commercial customers or industrial 
customers in the transmission and distribution se1·vice territ01y in which the eligible 
generator is located. 
3. Contract tcl'ms. A contract entered into pursuant to this section must be for a term 
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of no more than 20 years, unless the commission finds a contrnct for a longer term to be 
prudent. 
4, Rules, The commission may adopt rules to implement this section. Rules adopted 
in accordance with this subsection are routine technical rnles pursuant to Title 5, chapter 
375. subchapter 2-A.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part lette1· or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
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This amendment replaces the bill, changes the title and removes the eme1'gency 
preamble and clause. It requires the Public Utilities Commission, by November 1, 2025, 
to initiate a competitive solicitation for contracts for ene1·gy or renewable energy credits or 
both from distributed generation resources with a nameplate capacity of less than 5 
megawatts that have reached mechanical completion before January 1, 2025. 
The 
commission may not award a contract at a rate that exceeds 65% of the tariff rate calculated 
under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 3209-B, subsection 5, pamgraph A-1 
applicable on Janua1y 1, 2025 to medium commercial customers or industrial customers in 
the transmission and distribution service territory in which the eligible generator is located. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/04/25 1-Rl-
LD 1860 
LR 2109(02) 
An Act to Allow Certain Distributed Energy Resources to Participate in the State's Net Energy Billing 
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Program 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'fl,"(5' .... '$'5◊) 
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Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to the Public Utilities Commission to implement the provisions of this bill are expected to be 
minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources, 
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