Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD2112: An Act to Authorize Municipalities to Form Community Choice Aggregation Programs to Procure Electricity
Status: Signed into law, April 13, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to Authorize Municipalities to Form Community Choice Aggregation Programs to Procure Electricity.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Authorize Municipalities to Form Community Choice Aggregation Programs to Procure Electricity Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3202, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 316, §3, is amended to limitation. When retail access begins, consumers of electricity may aggregate their purchases of generation service in any manner they choose. If a public entity serves as an aggregator, it may not require consumers of electricity within its jurisdiction to purchase generation service from that entity except as provided in section 3219. Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §3219 is enacted to read: §3219. Community choice aggregation program 1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Community choice aggregation program" means a program through which a municipality or group of municipalities located in the service territory of an investorowned transmission and distribution utility aggregates the electric load of residential customers and small commercial electricity customers within the jurisdiction of the municipality or group of municipalities to procure electricity on their behalf. B. "Competitive electricity provider service agreement" means a form agreement that is developed by the commission by rule in accordance with subsection 10, paragraph G and that is signed by an investor-owned transmission and distribution utility and a program supplier. C. "Default service" means the standard-offer service provided in …
Sponsors
- Walter Runte (D, 146) · primary sponsor
- Mark Lawrence (D, 35)
- Melanie Sachs (D, 102)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Reports READ.On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 838 Yeas 21 - Nays 12 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-903) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-903) in concurrence.
- : Reports READ.On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 697(Yeas 76 - Nays 62 - Absent 12 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-903) 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-903). Sent for concurre
- : 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 #838: ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT (April 2, 2026): 21 yea, 12 nay, passed
- House RC #697: ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP (March 30, 2026): 76 yea, 62 nay, passed
Subjects: Legislature, DELIVERY, Senate, Other, ELECTRIC UTILITIES, COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION
Common questions
- What is LD2112?
- LD2112 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Authorize Municipalities to Form Community Choice Aggregation Programs to Procure Electricity.
- What does LD2112 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Authorize Municipalities to Form Community Choice Aggregation Programs to Procure Electricity.
- What is the status of LD2112?
- Signed into law as of April 13, 2026. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (April 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored LD2112?
- Walter Runte (D, 146), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD2112?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=2112&snum=132
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