SP0744, LD 2093, item 1, An Act Regarding Net Energy Billing Limits

An Act Regarding Net Energy Billing Limits

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3209-A, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 478, Pt. A, §3, is amended to read:

3. Shared financial interest for investor-owned utility customers ; limitation. Multiple customers of an investor-owned transmission and distribution utility that have distinct billing accounts with that utility may share a financial interest in a distributed generation resource under subsection 2. Any number of customers of an investor-owned transmission and distribution utility with a shared financial interest in a distributed generation resource may participate in net energy billing , except that the number of eligible customers or meters is limited to 10 for a shared financial interest in a distributed generation resource located in the service territory of an investor-owned transmission and distribution utility located in an area administered by the independent system administrator for northern Maine or any successor of the independent system administrator for northern Maine unless the commission determines that the utility's billing system can accommodate more than 10 accounts or meters for the purpose of net energy billing.

Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §3209-B, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 478, Pt. A, §4, is amended to read:

4. Shared financial interest ; limitation. Multiple commercial or institutional customers that have distinct billing accounts with an investor-owned transmission and distribution utility may share a financial interest in a distributed generation resource under subsection 2. Any number of commercial or institutional customers may participate in net energy billing with a shared interest in a distributed generation resource , except that the number of customers or meters is limited to 10 for a shared interest in a distributed generation resource located in the service territory of an investor-owned transmission and distribution utility located in an area administered by the independent system administrator for northern Maine or any successor of the independent system administrator for northern Maine unless the commission determines that the utility's billing system can accommodate more than 10 accounts or meters for the purpose of net energy billing.

summary

Under current law, any number of customers of an investor-owned transmission and distribution utility with a shared financial interest in a distributed generation resource may participate in net energy billing, except that the number of eligible customers or meters is limited to 10 for a shared financial interest in a distributed generation resource located in the service territory of an investor-owned transmission and distribution utility located in an area administered by the independent system administrator for northern Maine unless the Public Utilities Commission determines that the utility's billing system can accommodate more than 10 accounts or meters for the purpose of net energy billing. This bill removes this exception.

SP0744 LD 2093	Session - 129th Maine Legislature		LR 3127 Item 1
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