APPROVED CHAPTER
MARCH 12, 2024 533
BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR
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S.P. 892 - L.D. 2099
An Act to Make Changes to Certain Laws Governing Renewable Energy
Projects
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 2 MRSA §9, sub-§6-A, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 411, §1, is amended
by enacting a new subparagraph (3) to read:
(3) "Combined project" means a distributed solar facility that is paired with an
energy storage system.
Sec. 2. 2 MRSA §9, sub-§6-A, ¶E, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 411, §1, is amended
to read:
E. Except as provided in paragraph paragraphs C and F, ratepayer funds may not be
used to implement the program or to provide funding under the program to distributed
solar facilities or energy storage systems.
Sec. 3. 2 MRSA §9, sub-§6-A, ¶F is enacted to read:
F. The office may petition the Public Utilities Commission to procure energy, capacity
or renewable energy credits in accordance with Title 35-A, section 3803 from
distributed solar facilities or combined projects that receive federal funding pursuant
to the program. The commission may not direct a transmission and distribution utility
to enter into a long-term contract for energy, capacity or renewable energy credits from
a distributed solar facility or a combined project unless the commission finds that the
contract will benefit ratepayers and the procurement is in accordance with Title 35-A,
section 3804.
Sec. 4. 35-A MRSA §3408, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 481, §6, is amended
by amending the first blocked paragraph to read:
The Department of Labor shall adopt routine technical rules, as defined in Title 5, chapter
375, subchapter 2‑A, to implement this subsection. The Department of Labor may adopt
routine technical rules relating to the Maine emerging industry compensation threshold.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 2099, SP 892: 2.9, 35-A.3408
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 533: 2.9, 35-A.3408