Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD801: An Act to Prevent Consumer-generated Electricity from Being Used by Anyone Other than That Consumer
Status: Failed, April 8, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Prevent Consumer-generated Electricity from Being Used by Anyone Other than That Consumer Received by the Clerk of the House on February 27, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative CIMINO of Bridgton. Printed on recycled paper.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Prevent Consumer-generated Electricity from Being Used by Anyone Other than That Consumer Received by the Clerk of the House on February 27, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative CIMINO of Bridgton. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3209-A, sub-§8, as amended by PL 2023, c. 230, §1, is repealed and the following enacted in its place: 8. Unused kilowatt-hour credits. Unused kilowatt-hour credits accumulated by a customer participating in a net energy billing arrangement may not expire. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a transmission and distribution utility may not charge a customer a fee related to unused kilowatt-hour credits. Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §3214, sub-§2, ¶B, as amended by PL 2023, c. 230, §2, is further amended to read: B. Set initial funding for programs based on an assessment of aggregate customer need in periodic rate cases. The funding formula may not result in assistance being counted as income or as a resource in other means-tested assistance programs for low-income households. To the extent possible, assistance must be provided in a manner most likely to …
Sponsors
- Marygrace Cimino (R, 83) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- : Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- : Received by the Clerk of the House on February 27, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
Common questions
- What is LD801?
- LD801 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Prevent Consumer-generated Electricity from Being Used by Anyone Other than That Consumer.
- What does LD801 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Prevent Consumer-generated Electricity from Being Used by Anyone Other than That Consumer Received by the Clerk of the House on February 27, 2025. Referred to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative CIMINO of Bridgton. Printed on recycled paper.
- What is the status of LD801?
- Failed as of April 8, 2025. Latest action: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (April 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD801?
- Marygrace Cimino (R, 83).
- Where is the official record for LD801?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=801&snum=132
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