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Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 326 - GREEN POWER OFFER › Section 407-326-2 - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Consumer-Owned Transmission and
				Distribution Utility.
"Consumer-owned transmission and distribution
				utility" has the same meaning as specified in Title 35-A, section
				3201(6).
B.
GIS
. "GIS"
				means the NEPOOL Generation Information System or successor system.
C.
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.
D.
Green Power Offer.
"Green
				power offer" means renewable energy credits associated with electricity
				generated from renewable capacity resources as defined in Title 35-A, section
				3210-C, subsection
				2, paragraph B-2.
E.
Green Power Offer Provider.
"Green power offer provider" means a person or entity that provides the green
				power offer or premium green power offer to customers pursuant to this
				Chapter.
F.
Investor-Owned
				Transmission and Distribution Utility.
"Investor-owned transmission and
				distribution utility means either a large investor-owned transmission and
				distribution as specified in Title 35-A, section 3201(12) or a small
				investor-owned transmission and distribution as specified in Title 35-A,
				section 3201(16).
G.
NMISA
. "NMISA" means the Northern Maine Independent System
				Administrator or successor organization.
H.
Non-Region Renewable Energy
				Credits.
"Non-Region Renewable Energy Credits" mean a tradable
				instrument that represents an amount of generated electricity in any region,
				other than New England, that has a tracking system comparable to the
				GIS.
I.
Premium Green Power
				Offer.
"Premium green power offer" means a Commission-determined subset
				of a green power offer. The subset could be based on resource type, year of
				commercial operation, size or location of the generation resource.
J.
Renewable Energy Credit.
"Renewable energy credit" means a tradable instrument that represents an amount
				of generated electricity. For purposes of this Chapter, a renewable energy
				credit means either a GIS certificate, or a tradable instrument that represents
				the attributes of electric power generated in the region of the State
				administered by the NMISA that is authorized by the Commission through
				order.
K.
Residential
				Customer.
"Residential customer" means a customer taking service as a
				residential customer under the terms and conditions of the applicable
				transmission and distribution utility.
L.
Small Commercial Customer.
"Small commercial customer" means a non-residential customer taking service
				from an investor-owned transmission and distribution utility under terms and
				conditions that do not include a demand charge or a non-residential customer
				that is taking service from a consumer-owned transmission and distribution
				utility with a demand of 20 kilowatts or less.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 326 - GREEN POWER OFFER › Section 407-326-3 - GREEN POWER OFFER

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Supply
				Arrangement.
The Commission shall arrange for a green power offer to be
				available to residential and small commercial customers in the service
				territory of investor-owned transmission and distribution utilities. The green
				power offer shall be renewable energy credits that correspond to either all or
				a portion of the customer's monthly usage. The Commission may arrange for a
				single green power offer that will available throughout the State. In the event
				that the Commission determines that a green power offer comprised of renewable
				energy credits cannot be made available upon acceptable terms, it may arrange
				for a green offer comprised completely or partially of non-region renewable
				energy credits.
B.
Periodic
				Solicitations.
The Commission shall periodically conduct a competitive
				solicitation process to choose a green power offer provider through the
				issuance of a request for proposals. The Commission is not required to arrange
				for a green power offer in the event it receives no bids or determines the bids
				are inadequate or unacceptable.
C.
Request for Proposals.
The request for proposals shall contain all
				the standards, procedures and requirements for the bid solicitation process and
				the evaluation and selection criteria. The Commission delegates to the Director
				of the Electricity and Gas Utility Industries the authority to develop and
				approve the requests for proposals and related contracts. The request for
				proposals shall, at a minimum, either specify or require a bidder proposal on
				the following items:
1. the term for which the
				green power offer supplier shall provide the green power offer;
2. restrictions, if any, for customers to
				switch onto or off of the green power offer;
3. customer prices for the green power offer
				and options for election of the green power offer for less than 100% of
				customer usage;
4. mechanisms for
				customers to sign up or enroll to obtain the green power offer, including
				provisions for transmission and distribution utilities to provide customer
				account numbers;
5. consequences of
				customer non-payment;
6.
				termination of service;
7. a plan
				for marketing or advertising the green power offer;
8. a brand or logo for the green power offer
				or a proposal for the development of a brand or logo; and
9. a proposed contract between the green
				power offer supplier and the transmission and distribution utility to govern
				billing, collecting and other administrative aspects of the green power offer
				program.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 326 - GREEN POWER OFFER › Section 407-326-4 - UTILITY OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Billing, Collections, and Administration.
The transmission and
				distribution utility shall be responsible for billing, collections, and
				administration of the green power offer as follows:
1. the transmission and distribution utility
				shall be responsible for billing, collecting and remitting customer payments to
				the green power offer provider for green power offer provided to customers
				within its service territory.
2.
				the transmission and distribution utility shall be responsible for
				administering the green power offer including, but not limited to, tracking the
				usage of green power offer customers and other necessary information and
				transmitting that information to the green power offer supplier.
3. the transmission and distribution utility
				shall provide a separate line item on customer bills for green power
				offer.
4. except as provided in
				section
				3(H) of this Chapter,
				the transmission and distribution utility shall not be responsible for
				collections of amounts not paid by the customer for the green power
				offer.
5. charges for the green
				power offer shall follow the transmission and distribution utility's existing
				payment allocation methodology as used for non-basic charges.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 326 - GREEN POWER OFFER › Section 407-326-5 - WAIVER OR EXEMPTION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Upon request of any person subject to the provisions of 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 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 326 - GREEN POWER OFFER › Section 407-326-6 - REPEAL

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
This Chapter is repealed on December 31, 2015, unless the
				  Legislature extends the authority for the Commission to arrange for a green
				  power offer.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 327 - CEILING ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY SPENDING FROM THE ENERGY AND CARBON SAVINGS TRUST FUND AND REBATES TO ELECTRIC RATEPAYERS › Section 407-327-1 - PURPOSE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The purpose of this Chapter is to implement the mechanism by
				  which the Commission will provide for rebates to electric ratepayers of any
				  revenue in excess of $5.00 per carbon dioxide allowance received from the
				  auction of carbon dioxide allowances through the Regional Greenhouse Gas
				  Initiative.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 327 - CEILING ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY SPENDING FROM THE ENERGY AND CARBON SAVINGS TRUST FUND AND REBATES TO ELECTRIC RATEPAYERS › Section 407-327-2 - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Carbon Dioxide Allowance
.
				"Carbon dioxide allowance" or "carbon allowance" or "CO2
				allowance" means a limited authorization issued by the Department of
				Environmental Protection for the emission of up to one ton of carbon
				dioxide.
B.
Commission
. "Commission" means the Maine Public Utilities
				Commission.
C.
Consumer-Owned
				Transmission and Distribution Utility
. Consumer-owned transmission and
				distribution utility" has the same meaning as specified in Title 35-A, section
				3201(6).
D.
Efficiency Maine
				Trust or Trust
. "Efficiency Maine Trust" or "Trust" means the trust
				established in Title
				35-A M.R.S.A.
				§10103 for the purposes of developing,
				planning, coordinating and implementing energy efficiency and alternative
				energy resources programs in the State.
E.
Investor-Owned Transmission and
				Distribution Utility
. "Investor-owned transmission and distribution
				utility means either a large investor-owned transmission and distribution
				utility as specified in Title 35-A, section 3201(12) or a small investor-owned
				transmission and distribution utility as specified in Title 35-A, section
				3201(16).
F.
Regional
				Greenhouse Gas Initiative or RGGI
. "Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative"
				or "RGGI" means the market-based, mandatory carbon cap-and-trade program in
				which Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states participate.
G.
RGGI, Inc
. "RGGI, Inc." means
				the nonprofit organization created to provide technical and administrative
				services to the states participating in RGGI and to administer the quarterly
				RGGI auctions of carbon allowances.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 327 - CEILING ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY SPENDING FROM THE ENERGY AND CARBON SAVINGS TRUST FUND AND REBATES TO ELECTRIC RATEPAYERS › Section 407-327-3 - TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO THE COMMISSION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Notification from Efficiency Maine Trust
. Within five (5) business
				days of the certification by RGGI, Inc. of the results of a quarterly auction
				in which the clearing price for a CO2 allowance exceeds
				$5.00, the Efficiency Maine Trust shall provide written confirmation to the
				Commission of the dollar amount of auction proceeds that are to be transferred
				to the Commission. The confirmation shall include:
1. The settlement dates on which auction
				proceeds are scheduled to be transferred from RGGI, Inc. to the Trust and from
				the Trust to the Commission; and
2.
				The dollar amount of revenue the Trust will receive from RGGI, Inc., calculated
				based on the number of Maine CO2 allowances sold in the
				quarterly auction and the clearing price(s) for current compliance period
				allowances and for future compliance period allowances; and
3. The dollar amount of revenue the Trust
				will transfer to the Commission, calculated using the excess of the clearing
				price(s) over $5.00 times the number of CO2 allowances
				sold.
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Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Commission Allocation
. The Commission will by Order establish the
				proportions and amounts of revenue received from the Trust to be allocated to
				each of the Investor-Owned and Consumer-Owned Transmission and Distribution
				Utilities on a per kilowatt-hour basis.
B.
Notification
. The Commission
				shall provide notification to each of the Investor-Owned Transmission and
				Distribution Utilities and Consumer-Owned Transmission and Distribution
				Utilities of the amount of revenue to be allocated to it for ratepayer rebates
				and direct each utility to propose to the Commission a methodology for
				providing rebates to electric ratepayers on a per kilowatt-hour
				basis.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 327 - CEILING ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY SPENDING FROM THE ENERGY AND CARBON SAVINGS TRUST FUND AND REBATES TO ELECTRIC RATEPAYERS › Section 407-327-5 - RATEPAYER REBATES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Utility
				Proposals
. Within sixty (60) days of receipt of the notification as
				provided in section
				4(B) of this Chapter,
				each utility that has been notified that it has been allocated funds shall
				propose for Commission approval, the methodology and timing for providing
				rebates to electric ratepayers. The rebate methodology must be based on a per
				kilowatt-hour basis.
B.
Commission Determination
. Upon receipt of utility proposals
				pursuant to subsection A, the Commission will either notify the utility that
				its proposed methodology and timing for providing rebates to its ratepayers is
				accepted, or the Commission will establish a proceeding to determine the
				methodology and timing for providing rebates to ratepayers.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 327 - CEILING ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY SPENDING FROM THE ENERGY AND CARBON SAVINGS TRUST FUND AND REBATES TO ELECTRIC RATEPAYERS › Section 407-327-6 - WAIVER OR EXEMPTION

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Upon request of any person subject to the provisions of 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 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 330 - FILING REQUIREMENTS FOR PETITIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITIES AND STANDARDS FOR GRANTING CERTIFICATES › Section 407-330-1 - PURPOSE

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The purpose of this Chapter is to establish filing
				  requirements and standards for the review and issuance of certificates of
				  public convenience and necessity to construct, rebuild or relocate transmission
				  lines.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 330 - FILING REQUIREMENTS FOR PETITIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITIES AND STANDARDS FOR GRANTING CERTIFICATES › Section 407-330-2 - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Generator interconnection
				transmission facility
. A "Generator Interconnection Transmission
				Facility" means a transmission line, together with all associated equipment and
				facilities, that is constructed, owned and operated by a generator of
				electricity solely for the purpose of electrically and physically
				interconnecting such generator to the transmission system of a transmission and
				distribution utility.
B.
Minor transmission line construction project
. A "minor
				transmission line construction project" is a transmission line construction
				project the cost of which does not exceed 25% of the utility's current annual
				transmission property depreciation charge.
C.
High-impact electric transmission
				line.
A "high-impact electric transmission line" is a transmission line
				greater than 50 miles in length that is not located in a statutory corridor, as
				defined in
				 35-A M.R.S.A.
				§122(1) (F-4), or a
				petitioned corridor, as defined in
				 35-A M.R.S.A.
				§122(1) (D-1), and that
				is constructed to transmit direct current electricity or is capable of
				operating at 345 kilovolts or more and is not a generator interconnection
				facility and is not constructed primarily to provide electric reliability, as
				determined by the commission.
D.
Person.
"Person" means a corporation, partnership, limited
				partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company,
				association, trust, estate, any other legal entity or natural person.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 330 - FILING REQUIREMENTS FOR PETITIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITIES AND STANDARDS FOR GRANTING CERTIFICATES › Section 407-330-3 - CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Certificate required
1.
Construction.
A person must petition for, and receive, a
				certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Commission before
				erecting a transmission line capable of operating at 69 kilovolts or more. Any
				petition to erect a transmission line capable of operating at 69 kilovolts or
				more shall provide the information required by sections
				6 and
				7 of this Chapter.
2.
Construction of a minor transmission
				project.
Notwithstanding subsection
				1, if a person is constructing a
				transmission line that qualifies as a minor transmission project, the person
				must first notify the Commission of such plans, in accordance with section
				8 of this Chapter. The Commission may
				then require the person to submit a petition for public convenience and
				necessity, as specified in section
				8. If required to submit a petition
				for a certificate of public convenience and necessity, the petition shall
				provide the information required by sections
				6 and
				7 of this Chapter.
3.
Rebuilding or Relocating.
A
				person rebuilding or relocating a transmission line that will become, or will
				remain at, voltages of 69 kilovolts or more must first notify the Commission of
				such plans, in accordance with section
				8 of this Chapter. The Commission may
				then require the person to submit a petition for public convenience and
				necessity, as specified in section
				8 of this Chapter. If required to
				submit a petition for a certificate of public convenience and necessity, the
				petition shall provide the information required by sections
				6 and
				7 of this Chapter.
4.
Amendments, Extensions or Renewals
				of Contracts.
This Chapter applies to any amendment, extension or
				renewal of any contract between the utility and other parties with an ownership
				interest, governing the terms of their participation in the construction of a
				transmission facility subject to this Rule, for which the original contract was
				subject to the approval of the Commission.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 330 - FILING REQUIREMENTS FOR PETITIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITIES AND STANDARDS FOR GRANTING CERTIFICATES › Section 407-330-4 - AMENDMENTS, EXTENSIONS AND RENEWALS TO CONTRACTS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Waiver of approval for amendments to previously approved
				agreements
1. As provided in
				
				35-A M.R.S.A.
				§3132(11-A), a person
				may request a waiver from the application of §3132 for amendments to
				agreements which were previously approved by the Commission under §3132.
				If the Commission does not act within 30 days to the request for a waiver, the
				waiver will be considered granted. The request for waiver may pertain to a
				particular amendment or to a certain category or type of amendment. Requests
				for waivers must describe the amendment and state the basis for the request.
				The Commission may grant the waiver if it finds that good cause has been shown
				that application of §3132 and this Chapter is unnecessary, burdensome or
				impractical, and that the underlying purposes of §3132 will not be
				significantly impaired.
2. If the
				Commission does not respond to a request for a waiver within 30 days, the
				request shall be considered granted. In the event of a denial of a waiver, the
				person must file a petition as required in section
				3. If the Commission grants a waiver
				for a category or type of amendment, as distinguished from a particular
				amendment, the person shall notify the Commission of any amendments which fall
				within the category in the same manner prescribed for amendment to contracts
				not previously approved by the Commission under
				
				35-A M.R.S.A.
				§3132(11-B) and section
				4(B) of this
				rule.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 330 - FILING REQUIREMENTS FOR PETITIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITIES AND STANDARDS FOR GRANTING CERTIFICATES › Section 407-330-5 - FILING FEES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Fee
				required
. A person shall pay a filing fee to the Commission when it
				files a petition under this Chapter. When constructing a transmission line, the
				amount of the fee shall equal 4/100 of 1% (.04%) of the estimated cost to
				construct a transmission line. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, if the
				transmission line qualifies as a minor transmission construction project under
				
				35-A M.R.S.A.
				§3132(3-A) and the
				Commission requires the filing of a petition for a CPCN, the filing fee shall
				be equal to 2/100 of 1% (.02%) of the estimated construction cost. When
				rebuilding or relocating a transmission line, the amount of the fee shall be
				2/100 of 1% (.02%) of the estimated cost to rebuild or relocate the
				transmission line. Any portion of the filing fee received from a utility but
				not expended by the Commission to process the petition for a certificate of
				public convenience and necessity shall be returned to the utility.
B.
Filing fee to Office of the Public
				Advocate.
When a person pays a filing fee to the Commission pursuant to
				this Chapter, the person shall, at the same time, pay to the Office of the
				Public Advocate an amount equal to 1/100 of 1% of the estimated cost to erect,
				rebuild or relocate the transmission line. Any portion of the filing fee
				received but not expended by the Office of the Public Advocate for the purposes
				of representing the interests of consumers in the proceeding before the
				Commission or conducting public outreach to inform consumers about the
				proceeding shall be returned.
C.
Waiver
. A person may request a waiver from the Commission of all
				or a portion of the filing fee at the time the petition is filed. The
				Commission shall rule on the request for waiver within 30 days. A person may
				request a waiver from the Office of the Public Advocate of all or a portion of
				the filing fee due to the Office of the Public Advocate at the time of the
				filing. The Office of the Public Advocate shall decide on the waiver request
				within 30 days.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 330 - FILING REQUIREMENTS FOR PETITIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITIES AND STANDARDS FOR GRANTING CERTIFICATES › Section 407-330-6 - NEW TRANSMISSION FACILITIES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Maps
. The Petitioner shall include a map or plat of sufficient scale,
				which shows, in detail, the proposed location of the line; the width of the
				corridor in which it is proposed to be located; the location of existing
				incorporated communities; the principal topographic features of the proposed
				location; public or private recreational areas, parks, forests, hunting or
				fishing areas, or similar facilities; historical or scenic areas or places;
				rivers, lakes, streams, reservoirs and similar bodies of water, located within
				five miles of either side of the center line of the proposed corridor. The
				Petitioner shall also include a written description of the corridor in which
				the line will be constructed sufficient to locate the corridor on the face of
				the earth within the standards described in Chapter 140 of the Commission's
				Rules.
B.
System
				diagrams
. The Petitioner shall provide one-line system diagrams showing
				the following details:
1. All affected
				existing and proposed transmission lines, substations, substation buses, and
				transformers.
2. Existing and
				proposed voltage and capacity ratings of all affected lines, buses,
				transformers and protective and switching equipment.
3. Highest peak load experienced during
				normal operating conditions of each affected line and substation.
4. The highest peak load experienced during
				contingency operating conditions of each affected line and
				substation.
5. Projected five and
				ten year peak loading on each affected line and substation with and without
				proposed changes.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 330 - FILING REQUIREMENTS FOR PETITIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITIES AND STANDARDS FOR GRANTING CERTIFICATES › Section 407-330-7 - SYSTEM RELIABILITY

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Analysis
				required
. Each Petition shall include an analysis of the effects of the
				proposed line or rebuilding or relocation of a line on (1) the reliability of
				the transmission system as a whole and any relevant portion or subsystem
				thereof, and (2) the capability of the transmission systems to serve existing
				and projected loads.
B.
Content of analysis
. The analysis shall clearly identify:
1. The standards and design criteria used to
				evaluate the effects on system reliability and capability; and
2. All assumptions and data used in the
				analysis including load flow modeling and lines in and contingency
				analysis.
Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 330 - FILING REQUIREMENTS FOR PETITIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITIES AND STANDARDS FOR GRANTING CERTIFICATES › Section 407-330-8 - REBUILDING AND RELOCATION OF TRANSMISSION LINES

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Annual report
. Each transmission and distribution utility shall
				submit by April 1 of each year to the Director of Electric and Gas Utility
				Industries a schedule of transmission line rebuilding or relocation projects
				and minor transmission line construction projects which it intends to carry out
				during the next 5 years concerning transmission lines that will become, or will
				remain at, voltages of 69 kilovolts or more. The utility shall also identify in
				the schedule the planned construction of any transmission lines which will be
				capable of initially carrying 69 kilovolts or more, even if it is not expected
				to carry 69 kilovolts or more. The failure of a utility to file a schedule
				shall constitute an affirmative statement by the utility that it has no
				projects which it intends to carry out during the next 5 years. A waiver of any
				provision of this section may be requested from, and granted by, the Director
				of Electric and Gas Utility Industries for good cause shown. Requests must be
				in writing and state the basis for the requested waiver. Requests must be
				provided to the Office of the Public Advocate.
B.
Content of report
. The
				contents of the annual schedule must include the following information on each
				proposed project:
1. Identification (e.g.
				"Section 35 ")
2.
				Location
3. Length
4. Year Originally Constructed
5. Voltage Level
6. Existing Conductor (e.g. "266.8 KCM
				ACSR")
7. Existing Structure
				Material and Design (e.g. "Wood H-Frame")
8. Peak Load
9. A copy of the most recent depreciation
				study conducted by the company which includes the useful lives of the poles and
				conductors which constitute the existing transmission system.
10. Estimated cost of the rebuilding or
				relocation project in nominal dollars.
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A.
Finding of Public Need
The Commission will make specific findings with regard to the
				  need for the proposed transmission line in its order deciding whether to issue
				  a certificate of public convenience and necessity in accordance with
				  
				  35-A M.R.S.A. §3132(6).
				  If the Commission finds a public need for the proposed transmission line
				  exists, it shall issue a certificate of public convenience and necessity for
				  the transmission line. If the Commission is evaluating a petition for a
				  certificate of public convenience and necessity for a high-impact transmission
				  line, it will do so in accordance with
				  
				  35-A M.R.S.A.
				  §3132(6-A).
B.
Public Need
				Defined
The Commission establishes public need by determining that
				  ratepayers will benefit by the proposed transmission line. Benefits are
				  determined based upon the electrical need for the line, taking into account
				  economics, reliability, public health and safety, scenic, historic and
				  recreational values, state renewable energy goals, the proximity of the
				  proposed transmission line to inhabited dwellings and alternatives to
				  construction of the transmission line, including energy conservation,
				  distributed generation or load management. The proposed transmission line must
				  be reasonable compared to the other alternatives. Cost is an important
				  consideration, but public need can be established for a proposed transmission
				  line that is not the least cost alternative because aesthetic, environmental or
				  other factors justify a reasonable cost increase.
C.
Customer Cost Impact
The Commission may not issue a certificate of public
				  convenience and necessity that has the effect of eliminating the independent
				  system administrator for northern Maine or eliminating or materially modifying
				  the scope of responsibilities of the independent system administrator for
				  northern Maine unless the certificate is subject to a requirement for the full
				  compensation for the net adverse effects on ratepayers. The determination of
				  the net adverse effects must include, but is not limited to, known and
				  measurable transmission cost effects. Compensation required by this section
				  must be provided to affected ratepayers through a rebate, reduction in rates or
				  other appropriate compensation mechanism benefiting affected ratepayers in the
				  area of the State in which the retail electricity market is administered by the
				  independent system administrator for northern Maine. Compensation required by
				  this section must be calculated for and provided to affected ratepayers over a
				  period not more than 10 years.
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The Commission's authority to grant waivers and exceptions
				  under this chapter is hereby delegated to the Administrative Director and to
				  the Hearing Examiner in any proceeding, both of whom shall consult with the
				  Director of Electric and Gas Utility Industries before acting on any request.
				  This delegation does not limit the Commission's ability to consider requests
				  directly or to review the actions of the Administrative Director or Hearing
				  Examiner thereunder.
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Waiver of Exemption.
Upon the request of any
				  person subject to the provisions of this Chapter or upon its own motion, the
				  Commission may, for good cause, waive any of the requirements of this Chapter
				  that are not required by statute. The waiver may not be inconsistent with the
				  purpose of this Chapter or Title 35-A. The Commission, the Director of Electric
				  and Gas Utility Industries, or the Presiding Officer assigned to a proceeding
				  related to this Chapter may grant the waiver.
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A.
Certificate required.
No electric utility may either purchase any
				right, title or interest in generating capacity, transmission capacity or
				energy, as defined in Title
				 35-A M.R.S.A.
				§3131, or convert a permanently
				installed generating facility of more than 1,000 kilowatts to use a type of
				fuel different from that which the facility currently is equipped to use unless
				the Commission has issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity.
				This Rule also applies to any amendment, extension or renewal of any contract
				between the utility and other parties governing the terms of their
				participation in a purchase or conversion subject to this section, for which
				the original contract was subject to approval by the Commission.
B.
Deadline and extensions.
1. The Commission shall issue its order
				within 12 months after the petition is filed. If there exists an approved
				long-;range plan pursuant to
				 35-A M.R.S.A.
				§3134, the Commission shall issue its
				order within 9 months of filing.
2.
				Upon written request by the utility and for good cause shown, the Commission
				may extend the deadline for a reasonable period of time.
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A.
Notice of intent.
At least
				two months in advance of the filing of any petition required by section
				1 of this chapter, the Petitioner
				shall notify the Commission in writing of its intent to file such a petition.
				The Notice of Intent shall contain a brief description of the authority sought
				by the Petitioner. Together with its Notice of Intent, the Petitioner may
				request that the Commission exercise its power under section
				4 of this rule to waive all or part of
				the requirements of this rule. Any Petitioner seeking to secure a waiver of an
				informational filing requirement on the ground that the required information is
				already on file with the Commission shall give a reasonably definite reference
				to the filed information including, where appropriate, the docket number,
				exhibit number and page reference of the information.
B.
Review of sufficiency of
				filing
. Within 15 days of receipt of any petition submitted pursuant to
				this rule the Administrative Director will inform the Petitioner in writing of
				the specific deficiencies of the petition or that the petition complies with
				this rule. No petition shall be considered filed unless the requirements of
				this rule have been fulfilled. The filing date shall be the date the
				Administrative Director determines that a petition complies with the
				requirements of this rule.
C.
Further review of sufficiency.
Notwithstanding a finding by the
				Administrative Director that a petition is sufficient, any party to the
				proceedings commenced by the filing of the petition may contend that the
				information submitted pursuant to sections
				6,
				7 and
				9 of this chapter is insufficient or
				defective. A party making such contentions may make such motions as would be
				proper had the information specified in section
				6,
				7 and
				9 been timely requested by that party
				under the rules governing discovery and been due to be served upon that party
				on the date of the petition filing. Any such motion must be made within 7 days
				after the party is allowed to participate in the proceeding or within 60 days
				after the initial receipt of the petition by the Commission, whichever is
				earlier.
D.
Waiver of
				notice.
The Commission may waive the advance notice requirement upon a
				written request and good cause shown. The Commission shall rule on the request
				for waiver within 60 days. An electric utility with an approved long-;range
				energy plan pursuant to
				 35-A M.R.S.A.
				§3134 which includes the agreement or
				contract, need not file an advance notice of its intent to file a petition
				under this chapter.
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The following are exempt from section 3133 and the
				  requirements of this chapter:
A.
Purchases from qualifying facilities.
Purchases made by an
				electric utility from any cogenerator or small power producer, as defined in
				 35-A M.R.S.A.
				§3303;
B.
Wholesale purchase
				extensions.
Extensions of existing wholesale power purchase arrangements
				by consumer-;owned electric utilities, as defined in
				 35-A M.R.S.A.
				§3501, that are subject to Federal
				Energy Regulatory Commission review with respect to rates; and
C.
Amendments of contracts not
				originally approved.
Any amendment, extension or renewal of any contract
				otherwise subject to this chapter for which the original contract was not
				subject to approval by the Commission. The utility shall, however, file a copy
				of such amendments, extensions or renewals to the Commission within 7 days of
				the day when the utility receives notice of the proposal.
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A.
Fee
				required.
An electric utility shall pay a filing fee to the Commission
				when it files a petition under this rule. The filing fee shall be an amount
				equal to 2/100 of the 1% (0.02%) of the estimated cost of the purchase or
				conversion. Any portion of the filing fee not expended by the Commission in
				relation to the review of the petition shall be returned to the
				petitioner.
B.
Waiver.
The utility may request a waiver of all or a portion of the filing fee at the
				time it files a notice of intent to file the petition. The Commission shall
				rule on the request for waiver within 30 days.
C.
Exception for minor projects.
A filing fee shall not be required with respect to a petition under this
				chapter if the cost of the purchase or conversion is less than $1,000,000,
				unless the Commission orders otherwise upon a finding of need for a filing
				fee.
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A utility shall submit the following data to the Commission
				  with any petition filed under this chapter.
A.
Load forecast.
The projected
				kilowatt and kilowatt-;hour demands by month, day and hour of use for each year
				during the succeeding thirty (30) years. The projection shall include:
1. The utility's load forecast assumptions by
				class and the bases therefor;
2. if
				the projection involves the use of a computer program, a description of the
				computer logic;
3. if the
				projection is based in part on reports generated by external sources, the title
				and date of the reports; and
4. if
				the projection is in the form of an internally or externally prepared report
				adopted by the utility, a copy of the report.
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Within sixty (60) days from the initial filing, sensitivity
				  analyses of the original filing using reasonable alternative assumptions may be
				  proposed by parties and intervenors to any docket instituted to examine the
				  utility's filing. The utility shall undertake to perform these analyses
				  following a reasonable opportunity to object or to suggest changes to the
				  parties' proposals. This time limit may be extended on a showing of undue
				  hardship.
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A.
Requests for waiver.
Any utility without the capability of
				performing the calculations required in sections
				6(B)(C) and (D) may
				file a request for a waiver. Requests for waivers shall include a statement of
				the utility's current and future capabilities regarding the calculational
				requirements and the estimated cost of acquiring the necessary
				capability.
B.
Grant of
				waiver.
The Commission may, at its discretion, grant a waiver. Waivers
				shall set forth revised data reporting requirements which will be sufficient to
				allow the Commission to properly consider any petition filed under this
				chapter.
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Any petition to convert a generating facility to use a
				  different type of fuel shall provide the following additional information
				  regarding cost:
1. The Petitioner
				shall supply total annual estimated cost of converting the generating facility
				over each year of construction.
2.
				The Petitioner shall break down total estimated cost of converting the
				generating facility which will be incurred by Petitioner by account number in
				accordance with Uniform System of Accounts over each year of
				construction.
3. The Petitioner
				shall describe the complete financing plans for converting the generating
				facility. The Petitioner shall describe in detail the financing plans to meet
				its share of the total capital requirements.
4. The Petitioner shall provide estimated
				operating and maintenance costs, including fuel costs (dollars per kilowatt or
				cents per kilowatt-;hour).
5. The
				Petitioner shall provide a construction schedule, including dates of major
				milestones.
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The Commission's authority to grant waivers or exceptions
				  under this Chapter is hereby delegated to the Administrative Director and to
				  the Hearing Examiner in any proceeding, both of whom shall consult with the
				  Directors of Technical Analysis and Finance before acting on any request. This
				  delegation does not limit the Commission's ability to consider requests
				  directly or to review the actions of the Administrative Director or Hearing
				  Examiner thereunder.
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No electric utility may enter into any significant agreement
				  or contract, as defined in
				  
				  35-A M.R.S.A. §3133-A, relating to
				  generating capacity, energy or transmission capacity, unless the Commission has
				  issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity. This Rule also
				  applies to any amendment, extension or renewal of any significant agreement or
				  contract subject to this section for which the original contract was subject to
				  approval by the Commission.