This bill requires the operator of a solar energy development or a wind energy development to conduct testing for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, contamination at the development site in accordance with rules adopted by the Department of Environmental Protection. If any PFAS contamination is discovered as a result of that testing, the department must issue a written determination as to whether the PFAS contamination was reasonably caused by the construction, operation or components of the development. If the department determines that PFAS contamination was reasonably caused by the construction, operation or components of a solar energy development or wind energy development, the development no longer meets the eligibility requirements:
1. As a renewable resource or renewable capacity resource for the purposes of energy procurement or other energy contracting under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, chapter 32; and
2. For participation in state net energy billing programs as a distributed generation resource for the purposes of Title 35-A, section 3209-D.