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| Sec. 9. Home heating. The Governor's Office of Energy Independence and | | Security in the Executive Department shall examine and submit a | | report concerning the state of home heating in Maine to the Joint | | Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy by November 30, 2006. | | The report must include recent trends in: |
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| | | 1. Total statewide and average Maine household annual | | consumption of heating energy by fuel type; |
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| | | 2. Prices, including taxes, fees and other charges assessed | | on home heating fuels sold in Maine; |
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| | | 3. Total statewide and average Maine household annual | | expenditures for home heating by fuel type; |
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| | | 4. Policies and programs to reduce home heating bills | | currently employed in Maine and outside of Maine, including | | changes in the Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program to | | provide benefits to low-income persons whose heating costs are | | included in their rent; |
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| | | 5. The energy efficiency and cost of home heating equipment | | sold and used in Maine; and |
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| | | 6. The point of origin for energy sources used in home heating in | | Maine. |
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