HP0272, LD 336, item 2, ‘Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 313: Net Energy Billing Rule To Allow Shared Ownership, a Major Substantive Rule of the Public Utilities Commission’

Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:

‘Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 313: Net Energy Billing Rule To Allow Shared Ownership, a Major Substantive Rule of the Public Utilities Commission’

Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 1 (page 1, lines 14 to 18 in L.D.) and inserting the following:

‘Sec. 1. Adoption. Resolved: That final adoption of Chapter 313: Net Energy Billing Rule to Allow Shared Ownership, a provisionally adopted major substantive rule of the Public Utilities Commission that has been submitted to the Legislature for review pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A, is authorized only if the following changes are made:

1. Definition of "eligible facility." That portion of the rule designated as definitions must be amended to include micro-combined heat and power systems within the definition of "eligible facility;"

2. Definition of "micro-combined heat and power system." That portion of the rule designated as definitions must be amended to add a definition of "micro-combined heat and power system" that specifies that a micro-combined heat and power system is a system that:

A. Produces heat and electricity from one fuel input, without restriction to specific fuel or generating technology;

B. Has an electric generating capacity rating of at least one kilowatt and not more than 30 kilowatts and a fuel system efficiency of not less than 80% in the production of heat and electricity or has an electric generating capacity of at least 31 kilowatts and not more than 660 kilowatts and a fuel system efficiency of not less than 65% in the production of heat and electricity;

C. May work in combination with supplemental or parallel conventional heating systems;

D. Is manufactured, installed and operated in accordance with applicable government and industry standards; and

E. Is connected to the electric grid and operated in conjunction with the facilities of a transmission and distribution utility; and

3. Installed capacity limit of eligible facilities. That portion of the rule regarding eligible facilities within the section on annualized consumer net energy billing must be amended to change the installed capacity limit for eligible facilities from 500 kilowatts to 660 kilowatts.’

SUMMARY

This amendment authorizes the final adoption of Chapter 313: Net Energy Billing Rule to Allow Shared Ownership, a provisionally adopted major substantive rule of the Public Utilities Commission, as long as the rule is amended to include micro-combined heat and power systems within the definition of "eligible facility" and to change the installed capacity limit for eligible facilities from 500 kilowatts to 660 kilowatts.

FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED

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HP0272 LD 336	First Regular Session - 124th Maine Legislature C "A", Filing Number H-63 Text: MS-Word, RTF or PDF		LR 1875 Item 2
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