Code of Maine Rules › 65 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › 407 - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 325 - COMMUNITY-BASED RENEWABLE ENERGY PILOT PROGRAM › Section 407-325-2 - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Community-Based Renewable
				Energy Project.
"Community-based renewable energy project" means a
				locally owned electricity generating facility that generates electricity from
				an eligible renewable resource.
B.
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).
C.
Eligible Renewable
				Resource.
"Eligible renewable resource" means a renewable resource
				as defined in Title 35-A, section 3210, subsection
				2, paragraph C, except that "eligible
				renewable resource" does not include a generator fueled by municipal solid
				waste in conjunction with recycling and does include a generator fueled by
				landfill gas. "Eligible renewable resource" includes a biomass generator whose
				fuel includes anaerobic digestion of agricultural products, byproducts or
				wastes.
D.
Financial
				Transaction.
"Financial transaction" means a contractual
				arrangement between a program participant and a transmission and distribution
				utility in which money is exchanged among the contracting parties, rather than
				a physical delivery of the capacity and energy commodity, and which results in
				the same or similar financial consequences as a physical transaction.
E.
Installed Generating
				Capacity.
"Installed generating capacity" means the nameplate
				capacity of a community-based renewable energy project that is under a contract
				with a transmission and distribution utility pursuant to section
				6 of this Chapter or is obtaining a
				renewable energy credit multiplier pursuant to section
				7 of this Chapter.
F.
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).
G.
ISO-NE
. "ISO-NE" means the Independent System Operator
				of the New England bulk power system or successor organization.
H.
Locally Owned Electricity
				Generating Facility.
"Locally owned electricity generating
				facility" means an electricity generating facility at least 51% of which is
				owned by one or more qualifying local owners.
I.
NMISA
. "NMISA"
				means the Northern Maine Independent System Administrator or successor
				organization.
J.
Program Participant.
"Program participant" means a
				community-based renewable energy project that is participating in the
				community-based renewable energy pilot program established in Title 35-A,
				section 3603.
K.
Qualifying Local Owner.
"Qualifying local owner" means
				a person or entity that is:
1. An individual
				who is a resident of the State;
2.
				A political subdivision of the State, including, but not limited to, a county,
				municipality, quasi-municipal corporation or district as defined in Title 30-A,
				section 2351, school administrative unit as defined in Title 20-A, section
				1, public or private institution of
				higher education, regional council of governments or any other local or
				regional governmental organization, including, but not limited to, a board,
				commission or association;
3. A
				department, agency or instrumentality of the State;
4. A federally recognized Indian tribe
				located in the State;
5. A
				nonprofit corporation, organized under the laws of the State, including a unit
				owners association organized under Title 33, section 1603-101; or
6. A business corporation, organized under
				the laws of the State, at least 51% of which is owned by one or more residents
				of the State.