An Act To Authorize Load Aggregation for Consumer-owned Electric Utilities
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3202, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 316, §3, is amended to read:
1. Right to purchase generation. Beginning on March 1, 2000, all consumers of electricity have the right to purchase generation services directly from competitive electricity providers , except as provided in subsection 7.
Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §3202, sub-§7 is enacted to read:
7. Exception; load aggregation by consumer-owned utilities. The commission may authorize a consumer-owned transmission and distribution utility to aggregate its load for the purpose of purchasing generation services on behalf of its customers. The commission shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this subsection. The rules must specify the process and requirements for a consumer-owned transmission and distribution utility to obtain approval under this subsection and allowable exceptions under which customers of consumer-owned transmission and distribution utilities that have received such approval may continue to purchase generation services directly from competitive electricity providers. Rules adopted under this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
Effective June 30, 2008