‘An Act To Clarify Net Energy Billing’
HP0952 LD 1373 |
Session - 128th Maine Legislature H "A", Filing Number H-566, Sponsored by Sanborn
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LR 1071 Item 3 |
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Bill Tracking, Additional Documents | Chamber Status |
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Clarify Net Energy Billing’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3209-B is enacted to read:
§ 3209-B. Application of excess generation
In adopting rules pursuant to section 3209-A for net energy billing that relate to reducing the percentage of net energy to be included in determining a net energy billing customer's transmission and distribution bill, the commission shall apply the percentage only to the excess energy generation subject to the net energy billing arrangement.
For purposes of this section, "excess energy generation" means the amount of energy subject to a net energy billing arrangement that is greater than the amount of energy consumed by the customer subject to that net energy billing arrangement.’
SUMMARY
This amendment strikes the bill, adds a new title and specifies that the rules adopted by the Public Utilities Commission regarding net energy billing relating to determining the reduction of the percentage of net energy included in determining a customer's transmission and distribution bill must allow that percentage to be applied only to the excess energy generation subject to the net energy billing arrangement.