Committee
Maine Joint Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee
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| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD32 | An Act to Repeal the Laws Regarding Net Energy Billing | In Committee | 01/08/2025 |
| LD114 | An Act to Amend the Charter of the Lewiston-Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/08/2025 |
| LD186 | An Act to Clarify the Public Utilities Commission's Authority to Establish Time-of-use Pricing for Standard-offer Service | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/14/2025 |
| LD197 | Resolve, to Direct the Governor's Energy Office to Conduct a Study Regarding the Future of Electric Transmission Infrastructure in the State | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/14/2025 |
| LD204 | An Act to Reduce the Cost of Electricity by Removing the 100-megawatt Limit on Renewable Resources of Energy | Dead | 01/14/2025 |
| LD212 | An Act to Require the Valuation of Energy Produced by Hydropower Dams and Exploration of Alternative Ownership Options Before They Are Removed | Dead | 01/16/2025 |
| LD241 | An Act to Authorize the Public Utilities Commission to Approve Rate Adjustments for Low-income Water Utility Ratepayers | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/16/2025 |
| LD257 | An Act to Eliminate the Practice of Net Energy Billing | Dead | 01/28/2025 |
| LD293 | An Act to Increase the Debt Limit of the Boothbay Region Water District | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/30/2025 |
| LD300 | Resolve, to Direct the Governor's Energy Office to Study Expanding the Use of Hydroelectric Power and the Development of a Geothermal Power Plant in the State | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/30/2025 |
| LD301 | An Act to Allow the Public Utilities Commission to Use Quantitative Metrics and Rate-adjustment Mechanisms in a Proceeding for a General Rate Increase | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/30/2025 |
| LD307 | An Act Regarding Energy, Utilities and Technology | In Committee | 01/30/2025 |
| LD342 | An Act to Include Nuclear Power in the State's Renewable Portfolio Standard | Dead | 01/30/2025 |
| LD343 | An Act to Direct the Public Utilities Commission to Seek Informational Bids Regarding Small Modular Nuclear Reactors in the State | Crossed Over | 01/30/2025 |
| LD359 | An Act to Prohibit Net Energy Billing by Certain Customers | Dead | 01/30/2025 |
| LD371 | An Act to Expand Hydroelectric Development by Removing the 100-megawatt Cap | Dead | 01/30/2025 |
| LD444 | An Act to Lower Energy Costs by Repealing the Law Setting Out the State's Goals for Consumption of Electricity from Renewable Resources | Dead | 02/04/2025 |
| LD450 | An Act to Lower Electricity Costs by Repealing the Laws Governing Net Energy Billing | Dead | 02/04/2025 |
| LD451 | An Act to Require Testing of Solar and Wind Energy Developments for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Contamination | Dead | 02/04/2025 |
| LD466 | An Act to Extend the Law Governing Electric Power and Service Residential Rates for Military Veterans' Organizations | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/05/2025 |
| LD469 | An Act to Prioritize State Access to Electricity Generated in Canada via High-impact Electric Transmission Lines | Dead | 02/05/2025 |
| LD481 | An Act to Allow a Water District Created by Special Act of the Legislature to Borrow Money and Issue a Warrant Prior to a Default | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/06/2025 |
| LD515 | An Act to Reverse Recent Changes Made to the Law Governing Net Energy Billing and Distributed Generation | Dead | 02/07/2025 |
| LD536 | An Act to Establish Net Neutrality | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/11/2025 |
| LD568 | Resolve, Directing the Public Utilities Commission to Evaluate Different Procurement Methods for Standard-offer Service | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/19/2025 |
| LD585 | An Act to Use Certain Regional Transmission Organization Payments for Beneficial Electrification to Reduce Electricity Rates | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/19/2025 |
| LD596 | Resolve, to Provide Legislative Approval of Northern Maine Transmission Infrastructure | In Committee | 02/19/2025 |
| LD597 | An Act to Direct the Public Utilities Commission to Conduct Procurements for Energy or Renewable Energy Credits | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/19/2025 |
| LD601 | An Act to Remove State-imposed Referendum Requirements Regarding Nuclear Power | Dead | 02/20/2025 |
| LD633 | An Act Concerning the Restoration of Electricity During Emergencies for Certain Medically Vulnerable Individuals Who Rely on Electronic Medical Apparatuses | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/20/2025 |
| LD638 | An Act to Create Equal Opportunity Access to Clean Energy by Removing the 100-megawatt Limit on Clean Energy Sources | Dead | 02/20/2025 |
| LD694 | An Act to Require Petitions for Interstate Transmission Lines to Include Provisions for Conservation Funding | In Committee | 02/20/2025 |
| LD711 | An Act to Facilitate the State Meeting Its Climate Goals While Protecting Farms | Dead | 02/20/2025 |
| LD725 | An Act to Advance Equitable Energy Policy in Maine | In Committee | 02/20/2025 |
| LD801 | An Act to Prevent Consumer-generated Electricity from Being Used by Anyone Other than That Consumer | Dead | 02/27/2025 |
| LD810 | An Act Regarding the Approval of Transmission Lines | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/27/2025 |
| LD832 | An Act to Provide Funds to Reduce the Debt of the Vassalboro Sanitary District | Dead | 03/04/2025 |
| LD837 | An Act to Require Positions Taken by the Public Advocate to Be Consistent with the Cost-effective Implementation of the State's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions Obligations | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/04/2025 |
| LD838 | An Act to Explore Public Financing and Ownership of Electric Transmission and Distribution Infrastructure | In Committee | 03/04/2025 |
| LD839 | An Act to Create the Net Energy Billing Cost Stabilization Fund | Passed | 03/04/2025 |
| LD860 | An Act to Allow the Public Advocate to Obtain Information from Public Utilities, Competitive Electricity Providers and Standard-offer Service Providers | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/04/2025 |
| LD861 | An Act to Prohibit the Public Advocate and a Commissioner of the Public Utilities Commission from Certain Employment Activities Following Service | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/04/2025 |
| LD872 | An Act to Ensure Determinations Made by the State Are Free from Unethical, Unsafe or Illegal Interference by Artificial Intelligence | Dead | 03/04/2025 |
| LD873 | An Act to Expand Municipal Authority over Utility Pole Permits | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/04/2025 |
| LD878 | Resolve, to Study the Effects of 5G and Other Non-ionizing Radio Frequency Radiation-emitting Technology on Bird, Bee, Insect and Other Wildlife Populations and the Effects of Long-term Exposure on Children | Dead | 03/04/2025 |
| LD897 | An Act Regarding the Calculation of Electric Rate Contracting Costs | In Committee | 03/05/2025 |
| LD905 | An Act to Clarify the Process to Transfer Funds Resulting from the Expiration of Unused Kilowatt-hour Credits to Be Used to Provide Assistance to Low-income Electricity Customers | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/05/2025 |
| LD906 | An Act to Update the Solar Energy Development Reporting Date Deadline | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/05/2025 |
| LD912 | An Act to Limit the Amount of Electricity That May Be Provided to Data Centers on a Certain Commercial or Industrial Site | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/05/2025 |
| LD946 | Resolve, to Increase Access to Energy Efficiency Programs by Low-income and Moderate-income Residents | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/05/2025 |
| LD995 | An Act to Provide Funding for Low-income Electric Ratepayer Assistance | Passed | 03/11/2025 |
| LD1048 | An Act to Require Certain Notice Requirements for Whistleblower Protections | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/12/2025 |
| LD1056 | An Act to Clarify the Tax Treatment of Prepaid Wireless Telecommunications Service in Maine | Passed | 03/12/2025 |
| LD1063 | An Act to Require Competitive Procurement of Electricity from Generators Fueled by Municipal Solid Waste in Conjunction with Recycling | Dead | 03/12/2025 |
| LD1080 | An Act Prohibiting Public Utilities from Requiring Deposits Based Solely on a Residential Customer's Income | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/14/2025 |
| LD1096 | An Act to Allow Municipalities That Have Financed Fiber-optic Broadband Infrastructure to Use Loans or Grants to Repay Associated Debt | Dead | 03/14/2025 |
| LD1127 | An Act to Establish Immunity for a Receiver Appointed by the Public Utilities Commission to Oversee the Operations of a Consumer-owned Water Utility | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/18/2025 |
| LD1130 | An Act to Advance Energy Storage Within the State | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/18/2025 |
| LD1160 | An Act to Prohibit Ownership of 6 Percent or More or Control of a Public Utility by an Entity Providing Aid to a Foreign Terrorist Organization | Dead | 03/20/2025 |
| LD1212 | Resolve, to Study Opportunities for the Efficiency Maine Trust to Support the Promotion and Use of Modern Wood Heating | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/20/2025 |
| LD1240 | An Act to Align the Schedules for Climate Change Protection Plans and Grid-enhancing Technology Reviews with the Integrated Grid Planning Process | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/25/2025 |
| LD1250 | An Act to Provide That Portfolio Requirements for Renewable Electricity Resources Apply Only to Actual Retail Sales | Dead | 03/25/2025 |
| LD1251 | Resolve, to Reduce the Cost of Energy in Maine and Further Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Through Energy Contracts | Dead | 03/25/2025 |
| LD1258 | An Act to Include Qualified Out-of-state Electric Vehicle Providers and Clarify Provisions Regarding Electric Bicycles Under the Electric Vehicle Fund | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/25/2025 |
| LD1270 | An Act to Establish the Department of Energy Resources | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/25/2025 |
| LD1309 | An Act to Increase the Membership of the Public Utilities Commission to 5 Members | Dead | 03/27/2025 |
| LD1317 | An Act to Promote Responsible, Cost-effective Energy in Maine by Amending the Tariff Rates Applicable to the Commercial and Institutional Net Energy Billing Program | Dead | 03/27/2025 |
| LD1321 | An Act to Reform Net Energy Billing by Establishing Limitations on the Programs' Duration and Compensation | Dead | 03/27/2025 |
| LD1346 | An Act Regarding the Supply of Water to the Town of New Sharon | Dead | 03/28/2025 |
| LD1358 | An Act to Reduce Electricity Rates by Removing Limitations on the Ownership of Generation by an Affiliate of an Investor-owned Transmission and Distribution Utility | Dead | 03/28/2025 |
| LD1405 | An Act to Amend Laws Governing the Public Utilities Commission Concerning Participant Funding | Dead | 04/01/2025 |
| LD1412 | An Act to Increase Contingency Reserves for Maine's Consumer-owned Electric Transmission and Distribution Utilities | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/01/2025 |
| LD1420 | Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Ensure a Just and Equitable Energy Transition for Maine's Workforce | Passed | 04/01/2025 |
| LD1436 | An Act to Update and Clarify Provisions Related to 9-1-1 Services | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/03/2025 |
| LD1472 | An Act to Address Climate Change | Dead | 05/14/2025 |
| LD1473 | An Act to Require Gas Utilities to Assess for Natural Gas Leaks and to Require Reporting of Gas Leak Information | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/03/2025 |
| LD1513 | An Act to Study the Role of Natural Gas in an Equitable Clean Energy Transition for Maine and to Establish a Commission to Study the Establishment of a Just and Equitable Transition for Maine's Workforce | Dead | 04/08/2025 |
| LD1535 | An Act to Reduce Illegal Cannabis Operations by Requiring Permits for High Electrical Usage | Dead | 04/08/2025 |
| LD1592 | An Act to Reduce Energy Costs by Permitting the Ownership of Generation by Investor-owned Transmission and Distribution Utilities | Dead | 04/10/2025 |
| LD1619 | Resolve, to Direct the Governor's Energy Office to Solicit Information Regarding the Creation of a Thermal Energy Networks Program in Maine | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/11/2025 |
| LD1675 | An Act to Provide Just Compensation in Cases of Taking by Eminent Domain by Transmission and Distribution Utilities | Dead | 04/17/2025 |
| LD1686 | An Act to Clarify, Align and Amend Provisions of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/17/2025 |
| LD1700 | An Act to Create a Direct Investment Pilot Project Under the Maine Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/17/2025 |
| LD1726 | An Act to Enhance the Coordination and Effectiveness of Integrated Distribution Grid Planning | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/17/2025 |
| LD1730 | An Act Regarding the Beneficial Electrification Policy of the State | In Committee | 04/22/2025 |
| LD1747 | An Act to Repeal and Replace the Charter of the Yarmouth Water District | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/22/2025 |
| LD1777 | An Act to Reduce Costs and Increase Customer Protections for the State's Net Energy Billing Programs | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/24/2025 |
| LD1792 | An Act to Ensure Fair and Equitable Recovery of Post-restructuring Stranded Costs | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 04/24/2025 |
| LD1850 | Resolve, to Improve Interagency Coordination and Information Accessibility Regarding Renewable Energy Construction Projects | Passed | 04/30/2025 |
| LD1860 | An Act to Allow Certain Distributed Energy Resources to Participate in the State's Net Energy Billing Program | Dead | 05/01/2025 |
| LD1868 | An Act to Advance a Clean Energy Economy by Updating Renewable and Clean Resource Procurement Laws | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 05/01/2025 |
| LD1913 | An Act to Allow Matinicus Isle Plantation to Issue a Revenue Bond for Urgently Needed Repairs to the Plantation's Electric Power Generating Facility | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 05/07/2025 |
| LD1929 | An Act to Improve Public Utility Service by Addressing Seasonal Property Hazards | Dead | 05/06/2025 |
| LD1936 | An Act to Provide Greater Equity in and Reduce Costs Related to the State's Net Energy Billing Program | In Committee | 05/07/2025 |
| LD1949 | An Act Regarding Energy Fairness | Crossed Over | 05/07/2025 |
| LD1963 | An Act to Protect and Compensate Public Utility Whistleblowers | Dead | 05/13/2025 |
| LD1964 | An Act to Require the Development of a Standard Written Disclosure for Sellers and Installers of Distributed Generation Resources, to Make Changes to Other Standard Disclosures and to Make Misrepresentation in the Sale of Electricity Products an Unfair Trade Practice | In Committee | 05/13/2025 |
| LD1966 | An Act to Improve Access to Community Solar Programs in the State | In Committee | 05/13/2025 |
| LD1967 | Resolve, to Design a Maine Home Energy Navigator and Coaching Pilot Program | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 05/13/2025 |
| LD1975 | An Act to Eliminate the ConnectMaine Authority by Repealing the Advanced Technology Infrastructure Act | In Committee | 05/13/2025 |