Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 311 - PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENT › Section 407-311-2 - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Affiliate.
"Affiliate" means
				any corporate affiliate or other entity that has a shared financial interest as
				determined by the Commission with a customer of a Maine transmission and
				distribution utility that receives service at the transmission or
				subtransmission voltage level.
B.
Aggregator.
"Aggregator" means an entity that gathers individual
				customers together for the purpose of purchasing electricity, provided such
				entity is not engaged in the purchase or resale of electricity directly with a
				competitive electricity provider, and provided further that such customers
				contract for electricity directly with a competitive electricity
				provider.
C.
Alternative
				Compliance Payment Rate.
"Alternative compliance payment rate" means a
				certain dollar amount per megawatt-hour set by the Commission that a
				competitive electricity provider may pay to the Commission to satisfy the
				portfolio requirements of this chapter.
D.
Broker.
"Broker" means an
				entity that acts as an agent or intermediary in the sale and purchase of
				electricity but that does not take title to electricity, provided such entity
				is not engaged in the purchase or resale of electricity directly with a
				competitive electricity provider, and provided further that such customers
				contract for electricity directly with a competitive electricity
				provider.
E.
Class I
				Resource.
"Class I resource" means a new renewable capacity
				resource.
F.
Class IA
				Resource.
"Class IA resource" means a Class I resource other than a
				Class I resource that for at least 2 years was not operated or was not
				recognized by the New England independent system operator as a capacity
				resource and, after September 1, 2005, resumed operation or was recognized by
				the New England independent system operator as a capacity resource.
G.
Competitive Electricity
				Provider.
"Competitive electricity provider" means a marketer, broker,
				aggregator, standard offer provider or any other entity selling electricity to
				the public at retail in Maine.
H.
Compliance Period.
"Compliance period" means the time period over
				which the portfolio requirement must be satisfied.
I.
GIS.
"GIS" means the NEPOOL
				Generation Information System or successor system.
J.
GIS Certificates
. "GIS
				certificates" mean 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.
K.
Efficient Resource.
"Efficient resource" means a source of electrical generation that qualifies as
				a qualifying cogeneration facility under the Federal Energy Regulatory
				Commission rules, 18 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 292, Subpart B, as in
				effect on January 1, 1997, was constructed prior to January 1, 1997 and, during
				any calendar year, the sum of the useful power output and the useful thermal
				energy output of the facility is no less than 60% of the total energy input to
				the facility.
L.
Eligible
				Resource or Class II Resource.
"Eligible resource" or "Class II
				resource" means a source of electrical generation that:
(1) Generates power that can physically be
				delivered to the control region in which the New England Power Pool, or its
				successor as approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, has
				authority over transmission, or to the Maritimes Control Area; and
(2) Is either a renewable resource or an
				efficient resource.