Governor Signs Law Allowing Opt-Out Municipal Aggregations
Maine Governor Janet Mills has signs LD2112 that will allow municipalities to conduct opt-out electricity municipal aggregations. As reported previously on April 6th the…
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April 15, 2026
April 11, 2026
Community Choice Aggregation Bill Awaits Governor’s Signature
On April 6, 2026 the Maine House and Senate passed LD 2112. As reported previously this legislation would allow municipalities to conduct community choice aggregations…
April 8, 2026
Two New Maine Energy Bills Signed Into Law
On March 19, 2026 LD1964 was signed as an emergency bill clarifying that solar energy equipment and contracts for shared financial interests in distributed generation…
April 7, 2026
PUC Staff and Consultant Respond to Utilities Minimum Stay and TOU Questions
On April 6, 2026 the Maine PUC posts Staff’s and Consultant’s responses to questions from the electric utilities regarding the implementation of the time of use (TOU)…
March 31, 2026
Amended Maine Bill Would Require Utilities to Participate in RTO
Updates on House Bill LD2038 (Kessler) is an amended bill that would require Maine transmission and distribution utilities to participate in a regional transmission…
March 23, 2026
Kennebunk Light & Power Propose Radical Changes to Standard Offer Service
On March 18, 2026, pursuant to 35-A M.R.S. § 307, and Section 3 of Chapter 120 of the Commission’s Rules. Kennebunk Light & Power District submitted proposed…
Maine Gov Janet Mills Signs New Energy Law
In Maine, LD 2153 was signed into law. The companion bill is HP 1442. This bill transfers the responsibilities of the Governors Energy Office to the Department of…
March 19, 2026
“An Act Regarding Energy Fairness” Awaits Gov’s Signature or Veto
As amended, the provisions in LD1949 entitled “An Act Regarding Energy Fairness” have been removed that would have prohibited competitive electricity providers from…
March 13, 2026
PUC Offers Guidance on Utility Multi-Year Rate Plans
On March 13, 2026 in its inquiry into Multi-Year Rate Plans for Investor-Owned Transmission and Distribution Utilities the Maine Public Utility Commission (PUC) issued…
March 12, 2026
OPA Filed Updated Comments on Time of Use Proposal
On March 11th OPA filed updated comments on updated straw proposal. Changes to the proposed recommendations include: (1) for both the critical peak pricing (CPP) and…
