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LR 1342
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3210, sub-§2, śC, as repealed and replaced by PL
1999, c. 398, Pt. I, §2, is amended to read:

 
C. "Renewable resource" means a source of electrical
generation:

 
(1) That qualifies as a small power production
facility under the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission rules, 18 Code of Federal Regulations,
Part 292, Subpart B, as in effect on January 1, 1997;
or

 
(2) Whose total power production capacity does not
exceed 100 megawatts and that That relies on one or
more of the following:

 
(a) Fuel cells;

 
(b) Tidal power;

 
(c) Solar arrays and installations;

 
(d) Wind power installations;

 
(e) Geothermal installations;

 
(f) Hydroelectric generators;

 
(g) Biomass generators; or

 
(h) Generators fueled by municipal solid waste
in conjunction with recycling.

 
Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §3210, sub-§§3 and 4, as amended by PL 1999, c. 398,
Pt. I, §3, are further amended to read:

 
3. Portfolio requirements. As a condition of licensing
pursuant to section 3203, each competitive electricity
provider in this State must demonstrate in a manner
satisfactory to the commission that no less than 30% 20% of
its portfolio of supply sources for retail electricity sales
in this State is accounted for by eligible resources. If a
competitive electricity provider represents to a customer that
the provider is selling to the customer a portfolio of supply
sources that includes more than 30% 20% eligible resources,
the resources necessary to supply more than 30% 20% of that
customer's load may not be applied to meet the aggregate 30%
20% portfolio requirement. Rules adopted under this
subsection are major substantive rules pursuant to Title 5,
chapter 375, subchapter II-A 2-A.


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