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

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

 
1. Policy. In order to ensure an adequate and reliable
supply of electricity for Maine residents and to encourage the
use of renewable, efficient and indigenous resources, it is
the policy of this State to encourage the generation of
electricity from renewable and efficient sources and to
diversify electricity production on which residents of this
State rely in a manner consistent with this section.

 
Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §3210, sub-§2, as repealed and replaced by PL
1999, c. 398, Pt. I, §2, is repealed and the following enacted
in its place:

 
2.__Definitions.__As used in this section, unless the
context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the
following meanings.

 
A. "Eligible renewable resource" means a source of
electrical generation that:

 
(1)__Generates power in the State or generates power
that can physically be delivered to the State's
consumers; and

 
(2)__Is a renewable resource, provided that:

 
(a)__If the renewable resource is also a
qualifying facility and is selling electrical
output to a transmission and distribution
utility, it is not being paid a rate for energy,
or for energy and capacity, that exceeds the
average New England independent system operator
control area market energy clearing price for
the preceding year by an amount equal to or
greater than $20 per kilowatt hour; and

 
(b)__If the renewable resource relies for more
than 10% of its output on sources of generation
not listed in paragraph B, only output
attributable to sources of generation listed in
paragraph B qualifies as an eligible renewable
resource under this paragraph.

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


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