Maine LD585: An Act to Use Certain Regional Transmission Organization Payments for Beneficial Electrification to Reduce Electricity Rates

What the bill says

An Act to Use Certain Regional Transmission Organization Payments for Beneficial Electrification to Reduce Electricity Rates.

From the introduced text:

An Act to Use Certain Regional Transmission Organization Payments for Beneficial Electrification to Reduce Electricity Rates Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §10103, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2019, c. 306, §2, is further amended to read: 4. Program funding. The board may apply for and receive grants from municipal, state, federal and private sources for deposit into appropriate program funds, including funds for both residential and business programs. The board may deposit in appropriate program funds the proceeds of any bonds issued for the purposes of programs administered by the trust. The board may receive and shall deposit in appropriate program funds revenue resulting from any forward capacity market or other capacity payments from the a regional transmission organization that may be attributable to those projects funded by those funds, except that, from fiscal year 2019-20 to fiscal year 2024-25, such payments must be used to promote or to supplement incentives that support beneficial electrification measures that are cost-effective and reliably reduce electricity rates over the life of the measures, including high-performance air source heat pump technology and deposited in the Heating Fuels Efficiency and Weatherization Fund established in section 10119 electric vehicles. The board shall deposit into appropriate program funds revenue transferred to the trust from the energy infrastructure benefits fund pursuant to Title 5, section 282, subsection 9 for …

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Sponsors

• Henry Ingwersen (D, 32) · primary sponsor
• Stacy Brenner (D, 30)
• Anne Carney (D, 29)
• Christopher Kessler (D, 121)
• Marc Malon (D, 133)
• Walter Runte (D, 146)
• Daniel Sayre (D, 135)

Latest actions

1. April 22, 2025: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
2. April 17, 2025: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
3. April 15, 2025: Reports READ.On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 82(Yeas 77 - Nays 72 - Absent 1 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)The Bill was READ ONCE.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSEDIn concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
4. April 10, 2025: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 103 Yeas 19 - Nays 15 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 READ ONCE Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
5. March 21, 2025: CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
6. February 19, 2025: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 19, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2

Votes

• House RC #82: ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP (April 15, 2025): 77 yea, 72 nay, passed
• Senate RC #103: ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS REPORT (April 10, 2025): 19 yea, 15 nay, passed

Common questions

What is LD585?

LD585 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Use Certain Regional Transmission Organization Payments for Beneficial Electrification to Reduce Electricity Rates.

What does LD585 do?

In its own words: An Act to Use Certain Regional Transmission Organization Payments for Beneficial Electrification to Reduce Electricity Rates.

What is the status of LD585?

Signed into law as of April 25, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (April 22, 2025).

Who sponsored LD585?

Henry Ingwersen (D, 32), with 6 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for LD585?

On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=585&snum=132