Maine LD819: An Act to Clarify the Status of Energy Storage Systems with Regard to the Business Equipment Tax Exemption and the Business Equipment Tax Reimbursement Program

What the bill says

An Act to Clarify the Status of Energy Storage Systems with Regard to the Business Equipment Tax Exemption and the Business Equipment Tax Reimbursement Program.

From the introduced text:

An Act to Clarify the Status of Energy Storage Systems with Regard to the Business Equipment Tax Exemption and the Business Equipment Tax Reimbursement Program Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §691, sub-§1, ¶F, as amended by PL 2019, c. 659, Pt. B, §2, is further amended by enacting after the first blocked paragraph a new paragraph to read: "Qualified property" also includes a battery storage system, as long as more than 50% of the electrical output from the battery storage system serves load behind the utility meter where the battery storage system is located or there was a fully executed interconnection agreement between the battery storage system owner and a transmission and distribution utility by January 1, 2025. As used in this paragraph, "battery storage system" means commercially available technology that uses mechanical, chemical or thermal processes for absorbing energy and storing it for a period of time for use at a later time, including, but not limited to, lithium-ion batteries. Sec. 2. 36 MRSA §6652, sub-§1-F is enacted to read: 1-F. Energy storage systems. Reimbursement pursuant to this chapter may be made for battery storage systems, as long as more than 50% of the electrical output from the battery storage system serves load behind the utility meter where the battery storage system is located or there was a fully executed …

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Sponsors

• Eleanor Sato (D, 109) · primary sponsor
• Richard Bennett (R, 18)
• Mark Blier (R, 138)
• Stacy Brenner (D, 30)
• Nathan Carlow (R, 137)
• Daughtry, Matthea E. L. (D, 23)
• John Ducharme (R, 71)
• Rachel Henderson (R, 78)
• Kathy Javner (R, 29)
• Parnell Terry (D, 108)

Latest actions

1. June 25, 2025: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence.
2. June 18, 2025: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
3. June 18, 2025: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
4. June 17, 2025: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. Bill READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-770) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-770) in concurrence
5. June 17, 2025: Reports READ.On motion of Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-770) was READ and ADOPTED.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 ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-770). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6. 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.
7. February 27, 2025: Received by the Clerk of the House on February 27, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.

Common questions

What is LD819?

LD819 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Clarify the Status of Energy Storage Systems with Regard to the Business Equipment Tax Exemption and the Business Equipment Tax Reimbursement Program.

What does LD819 do?

In its own words: An Act to Clarify the Status of Energy Storage Systems with Regard to the Business Equipment Tax Exemption and the Business Equipment Tax Reimbursement Program.

What is the status of LD819?

Signed into law as of July 1, 2025. Latest action: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. (June 25, 2025).

Who sponsored LD819?

Eleanor Sato (D, 109), with 9 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for LD819?

On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=819&snum=132