Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1777: An Act to Reduce Costs and Increase Customer Protections for the State's Net Energy Billing Programs
Status: Signed into law, June 27, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Clarify Tariff Rates for Nonresidential Customers Participating in Net Energy Billing with a Distributed Generation Resource" Amend the amendment by striking out all of.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Clarify Tariff Rates for Nonresidential Customers Participating in Net Energy Billing with a Distributed Generation Resource" Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 1. Amend the amendment in section 2 in subsection 2-A in the 2nd line (page 1, line in amendment) by striking out the following: "include an" and inserting the following: 'include a delivery period' Amend the amendment by striking out all of sections 3 and 4 and inserting the following: 'Sec. 3. 35-A MRSA §3209-A, sub-§10 is enacted to net energy billing agreement. After December 31, 2025, the commission may not allow a transmission and distribution utility to enter into a net energy billing agreement with a distributed generation resource that is interconnected or planned to be interconnected to the distribution grid on the utility side of a customer's utility meter. Sec. 4. 35-A MRSA §3209-A, sub-§11 is enacted to read: 11. Distributed energy resource program. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, after December 31, 2025, the commission may not allow a transmission and distribution utility to enter into a net energy billing agreement with a distributed generation resource that is interconnected or planned to be interconnected to the distribution grid on the utility side of a customer's utility meter.' Amend the amendment in section 5 in subsection 5 …
Sponsors
- Sophia Warren (D, 124) · primary sponsor
- Steven Foster (R, 32)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-756) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-439) thereto ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Reports ReadOn motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-756) Report ACCEPTED READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-756) READ On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York Senate Amendment "A" (S-439) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-756) READ and ADOPTED PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 633 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Committee Amendment "A" (H-756) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-439) thereto ADOPTED Under suspe
- : Reports READ.On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-756) 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-756). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence
- : Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Votes
- Senate RC #633: ADOPT SENATE AMENDMENT (S-439) to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT (June 18, 2025): 20 yea, 14 nay, passed
Subjects: NET ENERGY BILLING, Legislature, Senate, Other, ELECTRIC UTILITIES, RATES
Common questions
- What is LD1777?
- LD1777 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Reduce Costs and Increase Customer Protections for the State's Net Energy Billing Programs.
- What does LD1777 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Clarify Tariff Rates for Nonresidential Customers Participating in Net Energy Billing with a Distributed Generation Resource" Amend the amendment by striking out all of.
- What is the status of LD1777?
- Signed into law as of June 27, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 18, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1777?
- Sophia Warren (D, 124), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for LD1777?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1777&snum=132
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