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35-A ME Rev Stat § 3305 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 3: ELECTRIC POWER|Chapter 33: SMALL POWER PRODUCTION AND COGENERATION|35-A §3305. Sale of electricity

 §3305. Sale of electricity 1.  Authorized markets for electricity.   [PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. A, §79 (RP); PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. A, §§104, 105 (AFF).] 2.  Use of electricity by the producer or cogenerator.  Any small power producer or cogenerator may generate or distribute electricity through that producer's or cogenerator's private property solely for that producer's or cogenerator's own use, the use of that producer's or cogenerator's tenants or the use of, or sale to, that producer's or cogenerator's associates in a small power production or cogeneration facility and not for the use of or sale to others without approval or regulation by the commission.   [RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §413 (COR).] 3.  Interconnections and existing transmission line improvements.   [PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. A, §79 (RP); PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. A, §§104, 105 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 398, §A79 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 398, §§A104,105 (AFF). RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §413 (COR).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 3307 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 3: ELECTRIC POWER|Chapter 33: SMALL POWER PRODUCTION AND COGENERATION|35-A §3307. Review of rates (REPEALED)

 §3307. Review of rates (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 398, §A81 (RP). PL 1999, c. 398, §§A104,105 (AFF).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 3309 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 3: ELECTRIC POWER|Chapter 33: SMALL POWER PRODUCTION AND COGENERATION|35-A §3309. Performance of contracts; commercially reasonable business practices

 §3309. Performance of contracts; commercially reasonable business practices In the performance or enforcement of any contract for the purchase of energy resources by a transmission and distribution utility, all parties shall act in good faith and observe reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing. Conformance to this standard does not constitute imprudent utility behavior.   [PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. A, §83 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. A, §§104, 105 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 712, §7 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 398, §A83 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 398, §§A104,105 (AFF).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 3401 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 3: ELECTRIC POWER|Chapter 34: THE MAINE WIND ENERGY ACT|35-A §3401. Short title

 §3401. Short title This chapter may be known and cited as "the Maine Wind Energy Act."   [PL 2003, c. 665, §3 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 665, §3 (NEW).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 3403 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 3: ELECTRIC POWER|Chapter 34: THE MAINE WIND ENERGY ACT|35-A §3403. Specific measures to support wind energy

 §3403. Specific measures to support wind energy 1.  Monitoring.  The commission shall monitor electricity markets and sale opportunities physically accessible to wind power installations in this State to determine whether such markets and opportunities are available for the sale of wind energy in accordance with federal and state law.   [PL 2003, c. 665, §3 (NEW).] 2.  Legal action.  After consultation with the Attorney General, the commission may initiate regulatory and other legal action to protect access to markets by wind power facilities located in the State.   [PL 2003, c. 665, §3 (NEW).] 3.  Certification.  The commission may certify a person as a community wind power generator if the commission determines that such a certification would support construction of a community wind power generation facility in this State and that the person will be the owner of that facility. The commission may not certify a person as a community wind power generator with respect to a community wind power generation facility for which the person commenced the site permit application process prior to August 23, 2006.   [PL 2017, c. 170, Pt. G, §2 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2003, c. 665, §3 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 693, §5 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 693, §37 (AFF). PL 2017, c. 170, Pt. G, §2 (AMD).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 3404 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 3: ELECTRIC POWER|Chapter 34: THE MAINE WIND ENERGY ACT|35-A §3404. Determination of public policy; state wind energy generation goals

 §3404. Determination of public policy; state wind energy generation goals 1.  Encouragement of wind energy-related development.  It is the policy of the State in furtherance of the goals established in subsection 2, to encourage the attraction of appropriately sited development related to wind energy, including any additional transmission and other energy infrastructure needed to transport additional offshore wind energy to market, consistent with all state environmental standards; the permitting and financing of wind energy projects; and the siting, permitting, financing and construction of wind energy research and manufacturing facilities.   [PL 2009, c. 615, Pt. A, §3 (AMD).] 2.  State wind energy generation goals.  The goals for wind energy development in the State are that there be:   A. At least 2,000 megawatts of installed capacity by 2015;   [PL 2009, c. 615, Pt. A, §4 (AMD).]B. At least 3,000 megawatts of installed capacity by 2020, including 300 megawatts or more from generation facilities located in coastal waters, as defined by Title 12, section 6001, subsection 6, or in proximate federal waters; and   [PL 2009, c. 615, Pt. A, §4 (AMD).]C. At least 8,000 megawatts of installed capacity by 2030, including 5,000 megawatts from generation facilities located in coastal waters, as defined by Title 12, section 6001, subsection 6, or in proximate federal waters.   [PL 2009, c. 615, Pt. A, §4 (NEW).][PL 2009, c. 615, Pt. A, §4 (AMD).] 3.  Wind energy development; impacts to fisheries.  If, in reviewing a proposed commercial lease for a wind energy development for any purpose other than scientific research or technological development to be located in federal waters within lobster management area 1, the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management determines that the wind energy development would have a significant adverse impact on fisheries, the State shall request that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management work to minimize that impact.   For the purposes of this subsection, "wind energy development" has the same meaning as in section 3451, subsection 11 and "lobster management area 1" means the area defined by rule by the Department of Marine Resources.   [PL 2021, c. 407, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2005, c. 646, §4 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 661, Pt. A, §6 (RPR). PL 2009, c. 615, Pt. A, §§3, 4 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 407, §1 (AMD).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 3452-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 3: ELECTRIC POWER|Chapter 34-A: EXPEDITED PERMITTING OF GRID-SCALE WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT|35-A §3452-A. Impact on Bicknell's Thrush habitat; adverse effect

 §3452-A. Impact on Bicknell's Thrush habitat; adverse effect If any portion of the generating facilities or associated facilities of a wind energy development is proposed to be located within a conterminous area of coniferous forest that lies above 2,700 feet in elevation, is at least 25 acres in size and provides suitable habitat for Bicknell's Thrush, Catharsus bicknelli, and in which sightings of Bicknell's Thrush have been documented to occur during the bird's breeding season within the previous 15 years, there is a rebuttable presumption that the development would constitute a significant adverse effect on natural resources for the purposes of Title 38, section 484, subsection 3. The presumption extends to the entire conterminous area of suitable habitat and is not limited to the parts of the area immediately proximate to where Bicknell's Thrush sightings have been documented.   [RR 2013, c. 1, §50 (COR).]SECTION HISTORY RR 2013, c. 1, §50 (COR). PL 2013, c. 325, §2 (NEW).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 3453 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 3: ELECTRIC POWER|Chapter 34-A: EXPEDITED PERMITTING OF GRID-SCALE WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT|35-A §3453. Additions to the expedited permitting area

 §3453. Additions to the expedited permitting area The Maine Land Use Planning Commission may, by rule adopted in accordance with Title 5, chapter 375, establish standards for the addition of and add a specified place in the unorganized and deorganized areas to the expedited permitting area. In order to add a specified place to the expedited permitting area, the Maine Land Use Planning Commission must determine that the proposed addition to the expedited permitting area:   [PL 2015, c. 265, §7 (AMD); PL 2015, c. 265, §10 (AFF).]1.  Geographic extension.  Involves a logical geographic extension of the currently designated expedited permitting area, except that the addition of a specified place that was previously removed from the expedited permitting area in accordance with section 3453‑A, subsection 1 need not satisfy this requirement;   [PL 2015, c. 265, §7 (AMD); PL 2015, c. 265, §10 (AFF).] 2.  Meets state goals.  Is important to meeting the state goals for wind energy development established in section 3404; and   [PL 2007, c. 661, Pt. A, §7 (NEW).] 3.  Consistent with comprehensive land use plan.  Is consistent with the principal values and the goals in the comprehensive land use plan adopted by the Maine Land Use Planning Commission pursuant to Title 12, section 685‑C.   [PL 2015, c. 265, §7 (AMD); PL 2015, c. 265, §10 (AFF).] Rules adopted by the Maine Land Use Planning Commission pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.   [PL 2007, c. 661, Pt. A, §7 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 682, §38 (REV).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 661, Pt. A, §7 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 682, §38 (REV). PL 2015, c. 265, §7 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 265, §10 (AFF).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 3455 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 3: ELECTRIC POWER|Chapter 34-A: EXPEDITED PERMITTING OF GRID-SCALE WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT|35-A §3455. Determination of public safety-related setbacks

 §3455. Determination of public safety-related setbacks In making findings pursuant to Title 12, section 685‑B, subsection 4 or Title 38, section 484, subsection 3 on whether a wind energy development must be constructed with setbacks adequate to protect public safety, the primary siting authority must consider the recommendation of a professional, licensed civil engineer as well as any applicable setback recommended by a manufacturer of the generating facilities. The primary siting authority may require submission of this information as part of the application.   [PL 2007, c. 661, Pt. A, §7 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 661, Pt. A, §7 (NEW).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 3457 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 3: ELECTRIC POWER|Chapter 34-A: EXPEDITED PERMITTING OF GRID-SCALE WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT|35-A §3457. Rulemaking; scenic viewpoint; scenic inventory

 §3457. Rulemaking; scenic viewpoint; scenic inventory 1.  Scenic viewpoint.  The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry shall adopt rules to designate scenic viewpoints located on state public reserved land or on a trail that is used exclusively for pedestrian use, such as the Appalachian Trail, that have state or national significance from a scenic perspective based on criteria modeled after those used in the "Maine Rivers Study" published by the former Department of Conservation in 1982 and "Maine Wildlands Lakes Assessment" published by the former Maine Land Use Regulation Commission in June 1987 and consideration of the criteria in section 3452, subsection 3.   [PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. C, §18 (AMD).] 2.  Scenic inventory.  The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Division of Geology, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources shall adopt rules regarding the methodology for conducting a scenic inventory of scenic resources of state or national significance that are located in the coastal area, as defined by Title 38, section 1802, subsection 1, in a manner comparable to that used for an inventory listed in section 3451, subsection 9, paragraph H, subparagraph (1). The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Division of Geology, Natural Areas and Coastal Resources may contract with an outside entity for the preparation of a scenic inventory conducted pursuant to the methodology developed pursuant to this subsection.   [PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. C, §18 (AMD).] Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.   [PL 2007, c. 661, Pt. A, §7 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 661, Pt. A, §7 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. KK, §23 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. KK, §34 (AFF). PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. C, §18 (AMD).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 3458 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 3: ELECTRIC POWER|Chapter 34-A: EXPEDITED PERMITTING OF GRID-SCALE WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT|35-A §3458. Judicial appeal; municipal permitting decision

 §3458. Judicial appeal; municipal permitting decision Any judicial appeal of a municipal decision regarding permitting of an expedited wind energy development that is taken in the manner provided in the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 80B must be heard and determined by the Superior Court as expeditiously as possible.   [PL 2009, c. 642, Pt. B, §2 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2009, c. 642, Pt. B, §2 (NEW).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 3459 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 3: ELECTRIC POWER|Chapter 34-A: EXPEDITED PERMITTING OF GRID-SCALE WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT|35-A §3459. Best practical mitigation

 §3459. Best practical mitigation 1.  Process.  An application for a grid-scale wind energy development must contain, and the primary siting authority shall require, best practical mitigation for all aspects of construction and operation of generating facilities. In determining best practical mitigation options, the primary siting authority shall consider:   A. The existing state of technology;   [PL 2013, c. 325, §3 (NEW).]B. The effectiveness of available technologies or methods for reducing impacts; and   [PL 2013, c. 325, §3 (NEW).]C. The economic feasibility of the type of mitigation under consideration.   [PL 2013, c. 325, §3 (NEW).][PL 2013, c. 325, §3 (NEW).] 2.  Rules.  The department shall adopt rules governing best practical mitigation under this section. Rules adopted under this subsection are major substantive rules as described in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. Any amendments to the rules after final adoption of the major substantive rules are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.   [PL 2013, c. 325, §3 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2013, c. 325, §3 (NEW).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 3471 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 3: ELECTRIC POWER|Chapter 34-B: THE MAINE SOLAR ENERGY ACT|35-A §3471. Short title

 §3471. Short title This chapter may be known and cited as "the Maine Solar Energy Act."   [PL 2013, c. 562, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2013, c. 562, §1 (NEW).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 3472 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 3: ELECTRIC POWER|Chapter 34-B: THE MAINE SOLAR ENERGY ACT|35-A §3472. Legislative findings

 §3472. Legislative findings 1.  Public interest.  The Legislature finds that it is in the public interest to develop renewable energy resources, including solar energy, in a manner that protects and improves the health and well-being of the citizens and natural environment of the State while also providing economic benefits to communities, ratepayers and the overall economy of the State.   [PL 2013, c. 562, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Contribution of solar energy development.  The Legislature finds that the solar energy resources of the State constitute a valuable indigenous and renewable energy resource and that solar energy development, which is unique in its benefits to and impacts on the climate and the natural environment, can make a contribution to the general welfare of the citizens of the State for the following reasons:   A. Solar energy is an energy resource that does not rely on fossil fuel combustion and therefore it can displace energy provided by that source and reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions; and   [PL 2013, c. 562, §1 (NEW).]B. There is an inexhaustible supply of solar energy throughout the State that should be used cost-effectively for heat and electricity using current technology.   [PL 2013, c. 562, §1 (NEW).][PL 2013, c. 562, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2013, c. 562, §1 (NEW).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 3473 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 3: ELECTRIC POWER|Chapter 34-B: THE MAINE SOLAR ENERGY ACT|35-A §3473. Specific measures to support solar energy

 §3473. Specific measures to support solar energy 1.  Monitoring.  The commission shall monitor, to the extent possible through readily available information, the level of solar energy development in the State in relation to the goals in section 3474, basic trends in solar energy markets and the likely relative costs and benefits for ratepayers from solar energy development, including but not limited to minimizing peak load on transmission and distribution systems and the energy market price of electricity and natural gas during the peak hours.   [PL 2013, c. 562, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Economic development.  Within existing programs and resources, the State, including the Small Enterprise Growth Program, as established in Title 10, chapter 13; the Maine Technology Institute, as established in Title 5, section 12004‑G, subsection 33‑D; the Maine Rural Development Authority, as established in Title 5, section 12004‑F, subsection 18; the Finance Authority of Maine, as established in Title 10, chapter 110; and the Department of Economic and Community Development, shall seek opportunities to promote investment in solar energy development, generation and manufacturing.   [PL 2013, c. 562, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2013, c. 562, §1 (NEW).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 3482 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 3: ELECTRIC POWER|Chapter 34-C: DISTRIBUTED GENERATION|35-A §3482. Specific measures to support distributed generation

 §3482. Specific measures to support distributed generation 1.  Procurements.  The commission may not procure distributed generation resources in the shared distributed generation and commercial or institutional distributed generation market segments using the targets and procurement methods described in this chapter.   [PL 2021, c. 390, §3 (AMD).] 2.  Participation in wholesale markets.  The commission and investor‑owned transmission and distribution utilities shall take all commercially reasonable steps to promote the participation of distributed generation resources in serving the State's energy needs and in the wholesale electricity, capacity and ancillary service markets.   [PL 2019, c. 478, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).] 3.  Change in tax treatment.  If a change in federal tax laws, regulations or policy materially modifies the burdens or costs to customers or utilities associated with the procurements under this chapter, the commission shall issue a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over energy matters describing the impact of these changes and recommending any actions necessary to maintain the benefits of the procurements under this chapter.   [PL 2019, c. 478, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).] 4.  Timely interconnection.  The commission shall ensure the timely review and execution of interconnection requests and the timely completion of work needed for the safe, reliable and cost‑effective interconnection of distributed generation resources. The commission shall establish by rule requirements for investor‑owned transmission and distribution utilities to interconnect distributed generation resources to the grid and financial penalties to ensure timely actions by those utilities to achieve the procurements under sections 3485 and 3486.   [PL 2019, c. 478, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2019, c. 478, Pt. B, §1 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 390, §3 (AMD).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 3485 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 3: ELECTRIC POWER|Chapter 34-C: DISTRIBUTED GENERATION|35-A §3485. Commercial or institutional distributed generation resources procurement

 §3485. Commercial or institutional distributed generation resources procurement 1.  Procurement amounts.  By July 1, 2024, the commission shall procure 125 megawatts of the output of distributed generation resources associated with commercial or institutional customer accounts by conducting an initial competitive solicitation for the first block of 25 megawatts pursuant to section 3484 to establish market‑based, declining block contract rates to procure the remaining 100 megawatts.   [PL 2019, c. 478, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Determination of bill credit.  The bill credit allocated to a commercial or institutional customer must be based on the total kilowatt‑hours of energy production of the distributed generation resource for the previous month. For each billing month, the value of the credit must be calculated by multiplying the number of kilowatt‑hours by the contract rate. A payment to a commercial or institutional customer must be credited against the customer's monthly electricity bill in accordance with section 3487. The monthly energy production must be determined by a revenue‑grade meter installed and paid for by the participating commercial or institutional customer.   [PL 2019, c. 478, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).] 3.  Exemption.  A commercial or institutional customer is not considered a public utility or competitive electricity provider solely as a result of entering into a contract with a standard buyer under this section.   [PL 2019, c. 478, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2019, c. 478, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 3487 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 3: ELECTRIC POWER|Chapter 34-C: DISTRIBUTED GENERATION|35-A §3487. Bill credits; utility costs paid by project sponsor

 §3487. Bill credits; utility costs paid by project sponsor 1.  Credit assigned to a customer's bill.  If the value of a credit to be applied to a customer's bill under this chapter is less than the amount owed by the customer at the end of the applicable billing period, the customer must be billed for the difference between the amount shown on the bill and the value of the available credit. If the value of the credit to be applied to a customer's bill under this chapter is greater than the amount owed by the customer at the end of the billing period, the remaining value of the credit must carry over from month to month.   [PL 2019, c. 478, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Utility costs paid by project sponsor.  If a project sponsor pays an investor-owned transmission and distribution utility's costs associated with billing and collection from a subscriber, at the request of the project sponsor the utility shall bill the subscriber on behalf of the project sponsor. Costs under this subsection are subject to review by the commission.   [PL 2019, c. 478, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2019, c. 478, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 3488 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 3: ELECTRIC POWER|Chapter 34-C: DISTRIBUTED GENERATION|35-A §3488. Rules

 §3488. Rules The commission shall adopt rules to implement this chapter. Rules adopted under this section are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.   [PL 2019, c. 478, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2019, c. 478, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).