APPROVED CHAPTER
APRIL 16, 2024 636
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. 918 - L.D. 2163
An Act to Require Consumer Consent for Certain Generation Service
Contract Renewals
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3203, sub-§4-B, as amended by PL 2023, c. 375, §1, is
further amended to read:
4-B. Residential consumer protections. As a condition of licensing, a competitive
electricity provider that provides or proposes to provide generation service to a residential
consumer:
A. Shall disclose, before entering into an agreement to provide service to a residential
consumer, to the residential consumer where the residential consumer can obtain
information with which to compare the service provided by the competitive electricity
provider and the standard-offer service;
B. May not renew a contract for generation service without providing a residential
consumer with notice of renewal in advance by mail;
C. May not renew a contract for generation service at a fixed rate that is 20% or more
above the contract rate in the expiring contract without the express consent of the
residential consumer; if the renewal rate is a fixed rate that is:
(1) Twenty percent or more above the contract rate in the expiring contract; or
(2) Greater than the fixed rate that would, at the time of the residential consumer's
contract renewal, be offered by the competitive electricity provider to customers
enrolling with the provider for an initial contract of a similar term and product
offering;
C-1. May not renew a contract for generation service at a variable rate without the
express consent of the residential consumer if the expiring contract provided generation
service at a fixed rate;
D. May not renew a contract for generation service for a term that is longer than differs
from the term of the expiring contract or 12 months, whichever is shorter, without the
express consent of the residential consumer; and
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 E. May not enter into or renew a contract for generation service that includes an early
termination fee.
If a residential consumer does not provide the express consent required by paragraphs C,
C-1 and D, the residential consumer must be transferred to standard-offer service.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 2163, SP 918: 35-A.3203
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 636: 35-A.3203