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Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 311 - PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENT › Section 407-311-3 - NEW RENEWABLE RESOURCES; CLASS I AND CLASS IA

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Class I Requirement
. Except as provided in subsection D, beginning
				January 1, 2008, each competitive electricity provider, including standard
				offer providers, must account for no less than the percentage specified below
				of its total kilowatt-hour sales to customers in Maine with electric energy
				associated with Class I resources in accordance with the provisions of this
				Chapter.
1. One percent for the period from
				January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008;
2. Two percent for the period from January 1,
				2009 to December 31, 2009;
3. Three
				percent for the period from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010;
4. Four percent for the period from January
				1, 2011 to December 31, 2011;
5.
				Five percent for the period from January 1, 2012 to December 31,
				2012;
6. Six percent for the period
				from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013;
7. Seven percent for the period from January
				1, 2014 to December 31, 2014;
8.
				Eight percent for the period from January 1, 2015 to December 31,
				2015;
9. Nine percent for the
				period from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016; and
10. Ten percent for the period from January
				1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 and for each year thereafter.
Class I resources used to satisfy the requirements of this
				  subsection may not be used to satisfy the requirements of Section
				  3(B) or Section
				  4.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 311 - PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENT › Section 407-311-4 - ELIGIBLE RESOURCE REQUIREMENT; CLASS II

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Requirement.
Each competitive electricity provider, including
				standard offer providers, must account for no less than 30% of its total
				kilowatt-hour sales to customers in Maine with electric energy associated with
				eligible resources in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
B.
Multiplier.
For the purposes
				of meeting the Class II requirement under this Section, during the period
				beginning on January 1, 2020 and ending on December 31, 2026, a 300% multiplier
				is applied to the output of a generator fueled by municipal solid waste in
				conjunction with recycling that has obtained a solid waste facility license
				from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
C.
Alternative Compliance
				Mechanism.
The Class II requirements of this section may be satisfied by
				an alternative compliance payment according to this subsection. The payment for
				an applicable year shall be made to the Commission by July 1 of the following
				year.
1.
Payment Amount.
The
				amount of the alternative compliance payment shall equal the alternative
				compliance payment rate multiplied by the number of deficient kilowatt-hours.
				For purposes of this subsection, deficient kilowatt-hours are the number of
				kilowatt-hours required to be served by Class II resources minus the number of
				kilowatt-hours that are actually served by Class II resources.
2.
Payment Rate.
Unless
				otherwise changed by Commission Order, the alternative compliance base rate
				shall be $5.00 per megawatt-hour.
3.
Use of Funds.
The Commission
				shall use all funds collected pursuant to this subsection to provide financial
				assistance for low-income households in accordance with
				35-A
				M.R.S. §
											3214(2).
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 311 - PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENT › Section 407-311-5 - THERMAL ENERGY RENEWABLE REQUIREMENT

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Requirement.
Each competitive electricity provider, including
				standard offer providers, must demonstrate that it has purchased thermal
				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 other than to customers who have elected to have their supply exempt
				pursuant to section
				3(G) of this Chapter:
1. For calendar year 2021, 0.4%;
2. For calendar year 2022, 0.8%;
3. For calendar year 2023, 1.2%;
4. For calendar year 2024, 1.6%;
5. For calendar year 2025, 2%;
6. For calendar year 2026, 2.4%;
7. For calendar year 2027, 2.8%;
8. For calendar year 2028, 3.2%;
9. For calendar year 2029, 3.6%;
				and
10. For calendar year 2030, and
				each year thereafter, 4%.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 311 - PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENT › Section 407-311-6 - PROVIDER OBLIGATIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Annual
				Obligation
. Except as provided for in subsection B, each competitive
				electricity provider must satisfy the portfolio requirements of this Chapter
				over a 12-month compliance period ending on December 31 of each year.
B.
New Providers
. The compliance
				period for competitive electricity providers that provide service to customers
				in Maine for less than a calendar year is as specified in this subsection.
1.
Service Greater Than Six
				Months
. For competitive electricity providers that begin service to
				customers in Maine prior to July 1 of any year, the portfolio obligations must
				be satisfied over a compliance period from the beginning of service until the
				following December 31.
2.
Service Less Than Six Months
. For competitive electricity
				providers that begin service to customers in Maine on or after July 1 of any
				year, the portfolio obligations must be satisfied over a compliance period from
				the beginning of service until the second December 31 following the initiation
				of service.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 311 - PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENT › Section 407-311-7 - VERIFICATION; REPORTING

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Provider
				Demonstration
. Each competitive electricity provider has the obligation
				to demonstrate compliance with the portfolio requirements contained in this
				Chapter.
B.
Verification
				Method
. Competitive electricity providers must verify compliance with
				the portfolio requirements as specified in this subsection.
1.
ISO-NE Control Area
. For
				electricity or thermal energy generation in the ISO-NE control area,
				verification of compliance with the portfolio requirements must be through
				eligible GIS certificates. For purposes of compliance with this provision, all
				competitive electricity providers must have at least one Maine GIS
				sub-account.
2.
NMISA
				Area
. For electricity or thermal energy generation in the NMISA area,
				verification of compliance with the portfolio requirement must be through
				eligible NAR certificates.
3.
Compliance.
Competitive electricity providers may verify
				compliance through any combination of GIS and NAR certificates.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 311 - PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENT › Section 407-311-8 - NON-COMPLIANCE; SANCTIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Cure
				Period
. A competitive electricity provider that does not satisfy the
				Class I, Class IA, eligible resource or thermal energy requirements of this
				Chapter during a compliance period, but has obtained eligible GIS or NAR
				certificates that together correspond to at least two-thirds of the Class I,
				Class IA, eligible resource, or thermal energy portfolio requirements, may cure
				the deficiency over the next compliance period, so that over the two compliance
				periods the portfolio requirements of this Chapter are satisfied.
B.
Banked Compliance
. A
				competitive electricity provider may satisfy up to one-third of the portfolio
				requirements of this Chapter in any year through eligible GIS or NAR
				certificates associated with electricity or thermal energy production in the
				prior year. GIS or NAR certificates used for compliance pursuant to this
				provision must be in excess of the prior year requirements and have not been
				previously used to satisfy a portfolio requirement in another
				jurisdiction.
C.
Sanctions
. A competitive electricity provider that does not
				satisfy the portfolio requirements of this Chapter, allowing for the cure
				period provided for in subsection A, is subject to one or more of the following
				sanctions:
1.
License Revocation
.
				The Commission may revoke the competitive electricity provider's license
				pursuant to the procedures established in Chapter 305.
2.
Penalties
. The Commission may
				impose monetary penalties pursuant to the procedures established in Chapter
				305.
3.
Other
. The
				Commission may impose any other sanction authorized by law that it determines
				appropriate, taking into account the facts and circumstances that resulted in
				the failure to satisfy the portfolio requirement.
4.
Waiver
. The Commission may
				waive the imposition of sanctions upon a showing that the competitive
				electricity provider made good faith efforts but could not reasonably satisfy
				the portfolio requirements of this Chapter due to market conditions. The
				Commission shall provide interested persons with notice and an opportunity to
				be heard prior to waiving the imposition of sanctions pursuant to this
				paragraph.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 311 - PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENT › Section 407-311-9 - WAIVER OR EXEMPTION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Upon the request of any person subject to this Chapter or
				  upon its own motion, the Commission may, for good cause, waive any requirement
				  of this Chapter that is not required by statute. The waiver may not be
				  inconsistent with the purposes of this Chapter or Title 35-A. The Commission,
				  the Director of the Electric and Gas Division, or the presiding officer
				  assigned to a proceeding related to this Chapter may grant the waiver.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 312 - Distributed Generation Procurement › Section 407-312-1 - PURPOSE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The purpose of this Chapter is to establish the requirements
				  and processes for procurement of energy, capacity, and renewable attributes
				  from distributed generation resources in the State and other related
				  measures.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 312 - Distributed Generation Procurement › Section 407-312-3 - MEASURES TO SUPPORT DISTRIBUTED GENERATION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Procurements.
The Commission shall administer processes to procure
				the output from distributed generation resources in accordance with this
				Chapter.
B.
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 regional wholesale electricity, capacity and ancillary
				service markets.
C.
Change in
				Tax Treatment
.If the Commission is informed by a project sponsor or
				subscriber, a transmission and distributed utility, or other entity, or the
				Commission otherwise becomes aware of a change in federal tax laws, regulations
				or policy that 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.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 312 - Distributed Generation Procurement › Section 407-312-4 - STANDARD BUYER

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The standard buyer(s) shall aggregate and purchase the
				  output of shared distributed generation resources procured in accordance with
				  this Chapter and sell or use the output in a manner that maximizes value for
				  ratepayers.
A.
Designation
. Unless another entity is designated by the Commission
				pursuant to Section (4)(D) of this Chapter, the investor-owned transmission and
				distribution utility shall serve as the standard buyer for distributed
				generation resources located in its service territory.
An entity other than an investor-owned transmission and
				  distribution utility may request to be a standard buyer. The Commission shall
				  consider such requests, pursuant to a process and schedule established by the
				  Commission and may grant a request upon a finding that the other entity serving
				  as the standard buyer is in the public interest. To the extent the Commission
				  designates another entity as the standard buyer, the Commission may require the
				  rights and obligations between the standard buyer and the investor-owned
				  transmission utility to be reflected in a contract.
B.
Obligations.
A standard buyer
				shall:
1. Serve as the counter party to
				long-term contracts with project sponsors;
2. If the standard buyer is not an
				investor-owned transmission and distribution utility, reimburse the applicable
				investor-owned transmission and distribution utility for administrative
				expenses and bill credits or payments to subscribers or project sponsors and
				provide to the investor-owned transmission and distribution utility the
				information set forth in this subsection;
3. Establish reasonable measurement and
				verification protocols for distributed generation resources;
4. Collect and provide to the Commission,
				using a transparent mechanism, information needed to allocate costs and
				benefits pursuant to this Chapter;
5. Provide to the Commission
				facility-specific and aggregate data regarding the output of distributed
				generation resources procured pursuant to this Chapter; and
6. Manage and monetize the output of
				distributed generation resources pursuant to the provisions of this
				Chapter.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 312 - Distributed Generation Procurement › Section 407-312-5 - PROJECT SPONSOR

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Designation.
A project sponsor shall be designated for each
				distributed generation resource. A commercial or institutional customer shall
				be the project sponsor for its distributed generation resource unless the
				customer designates another entity as the project sponsor.
B.
Obligations.
A project
				sponsor must comply with the applicable provisions of this Chapter, the
				requirements of the applicable procurement round, and the terms of its
				contract(s) with the standard buyer. Failure to do so may result in the
				imposition of penalties and/or requirements to make restitution payments in
				accordance with this Chapterand/or the provisions of Maine statute, and may
				result in termination of the project sponsor's contract(s).
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 312 - Distributed Generation Procurement › Section 407-312-6 - BILL CREDIT PROTOCOLS AND PROJECT SPONSOR REQUIREMENTS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Commercial or Institutional
				Distributed Generation
1.
Bill
				Credit.
The bill credit for a commercial or institutional customer
				pursuant to this Chapter shall reflect the energy produced by the customer's
				distributed generation resource in the prior month. For each billing month, the
				dollar value of the customer's credit shall be the product of the energy
				production in kilowatt-hours and the block contract rate for the applicable
				block, subject to the provisions of this Chapter. Investor-owned transmission
				and distribution utilities may adjust commercial or institutional customers'
				billing cycles to administer the provisions of this Chapter.
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 shall 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 shall be carried to the next month.
				  Any credits carried forward that remain unused after 24 months shall have
				  expired.
2.
Metering.
The monthly energy production of a commercial or
				institutional distributed generation resource must be determined by a
				revenue-quality meter, the cost of which shall be paid by the participating
				customer or project sponsor.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 312 - Distributed Generation Procurement › Section 407-312-7 - PROCUREMENT PARAMETERS, STANDARDS, METHODS, AND PROCESSES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Procurement Sectors and Aggregate
				Target Amounts.
The Commission shall administer procurement processes
				in accordance with this Chapter for, in the aggregate, 125 megawatts of
				commercial or institutional and 250 megawatts of shared distributed generation
				resources.
B.
Procurement
				Rounds, Targets, and Schedule.
The Commission shall conduct five
				procurement rounds for each of the two resource sectors. The target amount to
				be procured in each round shall be one-fifth (20%) of the aggregate target
				amount for each sector. Pursuant to the initial procurement round (Block 1),
				bids shall be accepted for thirty (30) calendar days beginning on or before
				July 1, 2020. Each subsequent procurement round (Blocks 2-5) shall be conducted
				sequentially, immediately following completion of the prior block.
C.
Procurement Announcement.
The Commission shall initiate each procurement round by issuing a procurement
				announcement, which shall:
(1) establish the
				schedule and process for the procurement block, including the bid date or time
				period during which bids may be submitted;
(2) establish the requirements, process and
				schedule for qualification of bidders and projects intending to submit an offer
				in the procurement round;
(3)
				establish the standards by which the Commission will determine whether the
				procurement round has a sufficient number of unique and qualified bidders and
				is sufficiently competitive;
(4)
				establish the amount of any bidding fee and financial security
				requirements;
(5) establish bid
				evaluation and selection criteria;
(6) describe any attribute-based incentives
				and disincentives offered in the procurement round;
(7)  provide the applicable block base rate
				and any block incentive rates;
(8)
				establish the method(s) by which a bidder can demonstrate the capacity to make
				a financial assurance deposit at the time a contract is signed;
(9) provide the standard contract;
				and
(10) provide other information
				relevant to the procurement round.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 312 - Distributed Generation Procurement › Section 407-312-8 - RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDITS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Standard
				disclosure.
The Commission shall adopt by order standard disclosure
				forms to be distributed by a project sponsor to all subscribers and potential
				subscribers that provides a description of the effect of selling the renewable
				attributes and an explanation of how a subscriber may participate in the
				voluntary renewable energy credit market. The Commission may approve
				modifications to the standard disclosure forms. The Commission delegates to the
				Director of Electric and Gas Industries the authority to adopt standard
				renewable energy credits disclosure forms and modifications to the standard REC
				disclosure forms.
B.
Purchase
				of renewable energy credits.
The Commission shall establish a mechanism
				to allow a subscriber with a share of less than 25 kilowatts to purchase
				renewable energy credits up to the amount of and of a substantially equivalent
				type to that which the subscriber has sold to the standard buyer at a price
				equal to 80% of market value.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 312 - Distributed Generation Procurement › Section 407-312-10 - DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
An investor-owned transmission and distribution utility,
				  commercial or institutional customer, project sponsor, or subscriber may
				  dispute any matter governed by this Chapter by filing a Notice of Dispute with
				  the Commission. A transmission and distribution utility, a customer or a
				  project sponsor must engage in good faith efforts to resolve the dispute before
				  a Notice of Dispute is filed. The Commission or the Consumer Assistance and
				  Safety Division shall resolve disputes filed pursuant to this
				  section.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 312 - Distributed Generation Procurement › Section 407-312-11 - WAIVER PROVISIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Upon the request of any person subject to this Chapter or
				  upon its own motion, the Commission may, for good cause, waive any requirement
				  of this Chapter that is not required by statute. The waiver may not be
				  inconsistent with the purposes of this Chapter or Title 35-A. The Commission,
				  the Director Electric and Gas Utility Industries, or the Presiding Officer
				  assigned to a proceeding related to this Chapter may grant the waiver.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 313 - CUSTOMER NET ENERGY BILLING › Section 407-313-1 - PURPOSE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The purpose of this Chapter is to implement the State's
				  policy to encourage electricity generation from renewable resources through the
				  adoption of requirements and standards for customer net energy
				  billing.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 313 - CUSTOMER NET ENERGY BILLING › Section 407-313-3 - NET ENERGY BILLING REQUIREMENTS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Customer
				Qualification
. Any customer of a transmission and distribution utility
				that has a financial interest or a shared financial interest in an eligible
				facility may elect net energy billing.
B.
Contact Person
1.
Single customer facilities.
A
				single customer participating in net energy billing, or the customer's
				designee, shall be the contact person responsible for all communications with
				the transmission and distribution utility regarding the net energy billing
				arrangement. The contact person shall be responsible for requesting, executing,
				and complying with the provisions of a net energy billing agreement. In the
				event that the customer designates more than one applicable meter or accounts
				to receive credits from its eligible facility, the contact person shall inform
				the transmission and distribution utility of the allocation of net energy or
				bill credits among that customer's meters and accounts subject to net energy
				billing. The contact person shall promptly inform the transmission and
				distribution utility of any needed changes to the net energy billing agreement,
				including changes to the allocation of net energy or bill credits among meters
				or accounts subject to net energy billing.
2.
Shared financial interest customer
				facilities.
A project sponsor or the project sponsor's designee shall be
				the contact person responsible for all communications with the transmission and
				distribution utility regarding the net energy billing agreement. The contact
				person shall be responsible for requesting, executing, and complying with the
				provisions of a net billing agreement and shall inform the transmission and
				distribution utility of the allocation of net energy or bill credits among the
				meters and accounts of the participating shared financial interest customers.
				The contact person shall promptly inform the transmission and distribution
				utility of any changes to the financial interests or arrangements of the shared
				financial interest customers, including any changes in the meters or accounts
				of participating customers or the allocation of interest shares among meters or
				accounts.
3.
Timeframes.
The specific timeframes for the exchange of
				information between the contact person and the transmission and
				distributionutility and the effective date of any related changes shall be
				contained in the applicable net energy billing agreement.
4.
Record maintenance.
The
				transmission and distribution utility and the contact person shall maintain all
				records related to the net energy billing agreement for the term of the
				agreement.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 313 - CUSTOMER NET ENERGY BILLING › Section 407-313-5 - WAIVER OR EXEMPTION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Upon the request
of any person subject to this
				  Chapter or upon its own motion, the Commission may, for good cause, waive any
				  requirement of this Chapter that is not required by statute. The waiver may not
				  be inconsistent with the purposes of this Chapter or Title 35-A. The
				  Commission, the Director Electric and Gas Utility Industries, or the Presiding
				  Officer assigned to a proceeding related to this Chapter may grant the
				  waiver.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 314 - STATEWIDE LOW INCOME ASSISTANCE PLAN › Section 407-314-2 - PURPOSE OF THE STATEWIDE LOW-INCOME ASSISTANCE PLAN AND LIAPs

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The purpose of the Statewide Low-Income Assistance Plan and
				  the individual LIAPs is to establish a series of bill payment assistance
				  programs which collectively cover the State for low- income residential
				  customers that will:
A. Make
				participants' electric bills more affordable;
B. Make assistance available to low-income
				customers throughout the State; and
C. Ensure that each transmission and
				distribution utility in the State has the funds necessary to implement a LIAP
				that addresses the need that exists in that particular transmission and
				distribution utility's service territory.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 314 - STATEWIDE LOW INCOME ASSISTANCE PLAN › Section 407-314-3 - CREATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF LIAPS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Creation
				and Implementation of the LIAPs
Each transmission and distribution utility, except those
				  exempted from electric restructuring under
				  35-A M.R.S.
				  §3202(6), shall
				  implement a LIAP. Each transmission and distribution utility that currently
				  offers a LIAP shall continue to offer its LIAP.
B.
Review and Approval by
				Commission
The Commission will review and approve each transmission and
				  distribution utility's LIAP. Each transmission and distribution utility
				  creating a new LIAP shall submit terms and conditions for its proposed LIAP to
				  the Commission for review. The Director of CASD is delegated authority to
				  review and approve each transmission and distribution utility's LIAP. Each
				  transmission and distribution utility proposing to modify its LIAP shall submit
				  its request for approval of such changes to the Commission by July 1 in 2022
				  and by May 1 in subsequent years for modifications to the forthcoming LIAP
				  program year.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 314 - STATEWIDE LOW INCOME ASSISTANCE PLAN › Section 407-314-4 - REQUIRED DESIGN FEATURES OF A LIAP

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Each LIAP shall have the following design features:
A.
Eligible Customers
Each transmission and distribution utility's LIAP shall be
				  available to its customers who are taking residential electric service on a
				  continuing year-round basis who meet the following eligibility criteria:
1. The customer or a member of the customer's
				household is eligible for LIHEAP administered by MSHA or any means-tested
				program administered by DHHS and the customer's household income is found to be
				at or below 75% of the federal poverty guidelines.
2. The customer is not receiving a housing
				subsidy that limits the household's total housing cost, including utilities, to
				a fixed percentage of the household's income, with the exception of customers
				who qualify for participation in the oxygen pump or ventilator program pursuant
				to section 4(L)(3). These customers are eligible to participate in both the
				LIAP, as well as the oxygen pump and ventilator programs; and
3. The customer qualifies for the
				transmission and distribution utility's LIAP.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 314 - STATEWIDE LOW INCOME ASSISTANCE PLAN › Section 407-314-5 - STATEWIDE LOW-INCOME ASSISTANCE PLAN FUNDING

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Creation of a Statewide Low-Income Assistance Plan Fund
1.
Purpose of the Fund
A Statewide Low-Income Assistance Plan fund (the Fund) shall
				  be established by the MSHA to:
1)
				reimburse each transmission and distribution utility whose funding obligation
				for the operation of its LIAPs exceeds its assessment;
2) reimburse each transmission and
				distribution utility for funds expended for the Oxygen Pump and Ventilator
				Benefit Program; and
3) fund the
				MSHA's costs to administer the Statewide Low-Income Assistance Plan and the
				individual LIAPs pursuant to Section
				6 of this Chapter.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 314 - STATEWIDE LOW INCOME ASSISTANCE PLAN › Section 407-314-6 - STATEWIDE LOW-INCOME ASSISTANCE PLAN AND LIAP ADMINISTRATION: ROLE OF THE MSHA AND THE DHHS

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A.
Role of
				MSHA
The MSHA shall administer the LIAPs, and coordinate the
				  administration of the LIAPs with the delivery of LIHEAP in Maine. Specifically,
				  the MSHA (operating through the Community Action Agencies or other designated
				  entities) shall determine eligibility to participate in a LIAP and inform the
				  transmission and distribution utility serving the customer of the customer's
				  eligibility. The MSHA will be responsible for negotiating agreements with the
				  Community Action Agencies or other designated entities necessary to carry out
				  the intent of this section. Each transmission and distribution utility shall be
				  responsible for making the necessary arrangements with the MSHA for
				  administering its LIAP.
1.
Fiscal
				Oversight
a.
Management of the
				Statewide Low-Income Assistance Plan Fund
The MSHA shall create and manage the Statewide Low-Income
				  Assistance Plan Fund pursuant to Section
				  5 of this Chapter. Funds submitted to
				  MSHA pursuant to Section
				  5 shall be placed in an interest-
				  bearing account in accordance with the MSHA's standard investment policies
				  pertaining to funds held in trust.
b.
Contributions to and Reimbursements
				from the Statewide Low-Income Assistance Plan Fund
During each program year, the MSHA shall monitor and track
				  payments made by transmission and distribution utilities to the "benefits" and
				  "administrative" accounts of the Statewide Low-Income Assistance Plan fund to
				  ensure the transmission and distribution utility's compliance with Section
				  5 of this Chapter. The MSHA shall
				  notify the Commission of any transmission and distribution utility that fails
				  to make its required contribution. The MSHA will not be responsible for
				  enforcing a transmission and distribution utility's obligations under this
				  section.
c.
LIAP
				Benefits
During each program year, the MSHA shall monitor and track
				  benefits paid by transmission and distribution utilities to ensure that:
i. Transmission and distribution
				utilities spend their specified apportionments on LIAP benefits pursuant to
				Section
				5(E);
ii. Transmission and distribution utilities
				contribute their specified assessments to fund benefits pursuant to Section
				5(E); and
iii. A transmission and distribution utility
				seeks reimbursement from the Fund for only those costs incurred for LIAP
				benefits to its customers above the transmission and distribution utility's
				assessment and up to the transmission and distribution utility's apportionment,
				pursuant to Section
				5(E).
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 314 - STATEWIDE LOW INCOME ASSISTANCE PLAN › Section 407-314-7 - OBLIGATIONS OF TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES

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A.
Notice to Customers
1.
New Customers
In its summary of rights and responsibilities provided to new
				  customers pursuant to section
				  5 of Chapter 815, a transmission and
				  distribution utility must explain to customers how they may become eligible and
				  apply for credit for the use of an oxygen pump or ventilator. Transmission and
				  distribution utilities must also advise customers that the certification form
				  required by Section
				  4(L)(2) must be
				  submitted to the transmission and distribution utility on an annual
				  basis.
2.
Notice in
				Association with the Winter Disconnection Rule
Each transmission and distribution utility shall include
				  information regarding the existence of and eligibility criteria for the LIAP in
				  any mailings by the transmission and distribution utility to comply with the
				  Commission's Winter Disconnection Rule. The information shall include, at a
				  minimum, the eligibility criteria for the LIAP, how to apply for the LIAP, and
				  how to apply for credit for the use of an oxygen pump or ventilator. The
				  information shall also appear on the transmission and distribution utility's
				  web pages with other relevant customer service information targeted to
				  residential customers.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 314 - STATEWIDE LOW INCOME ASSISTANCE PLAN › Section 407-314-8 - WAIVER

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Upon the request of any person subject to this Chapter, or
				  upon its own motion, the Commission may, for good cause, waive any requirement
				  of this Chapter that is not required by statute. The waiver may not be
				  inconsistent with the purposes of this Chapter or Title 35-A. The Commission,
				  the Director of the Consumer Assistance and Safety Division, or the presiding
				  officer assigned to a proceeding related to this Chapter may grant the
				  waiver.
TABLE 1
Oxygen Pump Usage
Hours/Day Oxygen Pump is Used
Daily kWh
Monthly kWh
8
2.80
84
9
3.17
95
10
3.50
105
11
3.87
116
12
4.20
126
13
4.57
137
14
4.90
147
15
5.27
158
16
5.60
168
17
5.97
179
18
6.30
189
19
6.67
200
20
7.00
210
21
7.37
221
22
7.70
231
23
8.07
242
24
8.40
252
TABLE 2
Ventilator Usage
Hours/Day Ventilator is Used
Daily kWh
Monthly kWh
8
1.77
53
9
1.97
59
10
2.20
66
11
2.43
73
12
2.63
79
13
2.87
86
14
3.07
92
15
3.30
99
16
3.53
106
17
3.73
112
18
3.97
119
19
4.17
125
20
4.40
132
21
4.63
139
22
4.83
145
23
5.07
152
24
5.27
158
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 315 - SMALL GENERATOR AGGREGATION › Section 407-315-2 - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Eligible Generator
. "Eligible
				generator" means a generator with a nameplate capacity of 5 megawatts or
				less.
B.
GIS
				Certificates
. "GIS certificates" means certificates created pursuant to
				the NEPOOL Generation Information System that represent attributes of electric
				power and that may be traded separately from the energy commodity.
C.
ISO-NE
. "ISO-NE" means the
				Independent System Operator of the New England bulk power system or successor
				organization.
D.
Northern
				Maine
. "Northern Maine" means the area of Maine that is part of the
				Maritimes control area.
E.
Real-Time Nodel Clearing Price
. "Real-time nodal clearing price"
				means the wholesale price for electric energy received or furnished at the
				applicable nodal location, as determined by ISO-NE for settlement in the New
				England real-time energy market.
F.
Standard Offer Provider
. "Standard offer provider" means a
				provider of standard offer service chosen pursuant to Chapter 301 of the
				Commission's rules.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 315 - SMALL GENERATOR AGGREGATION › Section 407-315-3 - PURCHASE OBLIGATION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Purchase
				Requirement
. The standard offer provider designated pursuant to Chapter
				301 of the Commission's rules to serve residential customers within the ISO-NE
				control area shall purchase any electricity available from any eligible
				generator located in the transmission and distribution service territory in
				which the standard offer provider is obligated to provide service, if requested
				to do so by the entity who own or controls the eligible generator. Requests for
				a standard offer provider to purchase electricity pursuant to this subsection
				shall be made through the transmission and distribution utility charged with
				administering the transaction between the eligible generator and the standard
				offer provider.
B.
Purchase
				Price
. The standard offer provider shall purchase the energy from an
				eligible generator at the ISO-NE real-time nodal clearing price for the node on
				which the generator is located. The purchase price under this subsection shall
				be reduced for any incremental ISO-NE system administrative costs charged to
				the purchasing standard offer provider as a result of the requirements of this
				Chapter. The Commission by order may change the applicable purchase price upon
				a finding that another price would result in the transaction being financially
				neutral to the standard offer provider consistent with the purposes of this
				Chapter.
C.
Multiple
				Providers
. If there are multiple standard offer providers serving
				residential customers within a transmission and distribution utility service
				territory, the purchase obligation shall be apportioned according to each
				provider's share of the standard offer load obligation.
D.
Northern Maine
. The purchase
				requirements of this Chapter shall become applicable to entities in northern
				Maine upon a finding by the Commission that the market design in northern Maine
				will accommodate the purchase of electricity from eligible generators by a
				standard offer provider in a manner that is financially neutral to the standard
				offer provider. In the event the Commission makes the requisite finding, it
				shall determine the appropriate means of establishing the purchase
				price.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 315 - SMALL GENERATOR AGGREGATION › Section 407-315-4 - ADMINISTRATION

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Transmission and distribution utilities shall administer the
				  purchase and sale of electricity required by this Chapter for eligible
				  generators located within their service territories. Eligible generators shall
				  pay the utility's administrative costs pursuant to a rate schedule approved by
				  the Commission. Each transmission and distribution utility within the ISO-NE
				  control area shall file a proposed rate schedule within 30 days of the
				  effective date of this Chapter.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 315 - SMALL GENERATOR AGGREGATION › Section 407-315-5 - FINANCIAL NEUTRALITY

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Commission shall issue an order suspending the operation
				  of this Chapter if it finds that the purchase and sale of electricity from
				  eligible generators cannot be accomplished in a manner that is financially
				  neutral to the standard offer provider.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 315 - SMALL GENERATOR AGGREGATION › Section 407-315-6 - NET ENERGY BILLING

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A customer that has elected net energy billing pursuant to
				  Chapter 313 of the Commission's rules may opt to sell its monthly excess
				  generation to the standard offer provider pursuant to this Chapter rather than
				  applying excess kilowatt-hour credits against future kilowatt-hour usage
				  pursuant to section
				  3(D) of Chapter 313.
				  A customer that opts to sell generation pursuant to this section must
				  affirmatively elect the option through the execution of a contract with the
				  transmission and distribution utility. Net energy billing customers may not
				  change between the sale of excess generation option and the application of
				  excess kilowatt-hour credits against future usage option more than once in a
				  calendar year.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 315 - SMALL GENERATOR AGGREGATION › Section 407-315-7 - STANDARD CONTRACTS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Each transmission and distribution utility within the ISO-NE
				  control area shall develop a standard contract to govern interactions with
				  eligible generators that is consistent with the provisions of this Chapter. Any
				  interested person may request that the Commission order a modification to the
				  standard contract. Nothing in this Chapter exempts eligible generators from
				  other legal requirements regarding the execution of contracts.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 315 - SMALL GENERATOR AGGREGATION › Section 407-315-8 - GIS CERTIFICATES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
An eligible generator that sells electricity pursuant to this
				  Chapter is not required to transfer GIS certificates to the purchasing standard
				  offer provider.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 315 - SMALL GENERATOR AGGREGATION › Section 407-315-9 - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Director of Technical Analysis may adopt technical
				  specifications that are necessary or useful in implementing the requirements of
				  this Chapter. All technical specifications adopted pursuant to this section
				  shall be consistent with applicable ISO-NE requirements. Any interested person
				  may request that the Director of Technical Analysis adopt technical
				  specifications pursuant to this section.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 315 - SMALL GENERATOR AGGREGATION › Section 407-315-10 - WAIVER OR EXEMPTION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Upon the request of any person subject to this Chapter or
				  upon its own motion, the Commission may, for good cause, waive any requirement
				  of this Chapter that is not required by statute. The waiver may not be
				  inconsistent with the purposes of this Chapter or Title 35-A. The Commission,
				  the Director of Technical Analysis, or the Presiding Officer assigned to a
				  proceeding related to this Chapter may grant the waiver.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 316 - LONG-TERM CONTRACTING AND RESOURCE ADEQUACY › Section 407-316-1 - PURPOSE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The purpose of this Chapter is to implement the State's
				  policy to use long-term contracts for capacity resources and a resource
				  adequacy plan to ensure grid reliability and minimize electricity costs for
				  Maine consumers.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 316 - LONG-TERM CONTRACTING AND RESOURCE ADEQUACY › Section 407-316-2 - POLICIES

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In implementing this Chapter, the Commission shall be guided
				  by the following statutory policies:
A. That the share of new renewable capacity
				resources as a percentage of the total capacity resources in this State on
				December 31, 2007 increase by 10% by 2017 and that, to the extent possible, the
				increase occur in uniform annual increments;
B. To reduce electric prices and price
				volatility for the State's electricity consumers and to reduce greenhouse gas
				emissions from the electricity generation sector; and
C. To develop new capacity resources to
				reduce demand or increase capacity so as to mitigate the effects of any
				regional or federal capacity resource mandates.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 316 - LONG-TERM CONTRACTING AND RESOURCE ADEQUACY › Section 407-316-4 - CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

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A.
General
				Authority
When in the best interests of ratepayers, the Commission may
				  direct investor-owned transmission and distribution utilities to enter into
				  long-term contracts for:
1. Capacity
				resources;
2. Any available energy
				associated with capacity resources contracted for under this Chapter:
a. To the extent necessary to fulfill the
				policy specified in section
				2(A) of this Chapter;
				or
b. If the Commission determines
				appropriate for purposes of supplying or lowering the cost of standard-offer
				service or otherwise lowering the cost of electricity for the ratepayers in the
				State. Available energy contracted pursuant to this subparagraph may be sold
				into the wholesale electricity market in conjunction with solicitations for
				standard-offer supply bids; and
3. Any available renewable energy credits
				associated with capacity resources contracted under paragraph A. The price paid
				by the investor-owned transmission and distribution utility for the renewable
				energy credits must be lower than the price received for those renewable energy
				credits at the time they are sold by the investor-owned transmission and
				distribution utility.