125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1875		LR 2793(03)
	An Act To Provide Transparency in Electricity Pricing for Maine Ratepayers
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with: C "A" (H-827)
	Committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill provides that the Public Utilities Commission and the Office of the Public Advocate must develop their budgets using a zero-based budgeting process or other method directed by the State Budget Officer. It also requires the Public Utilities Commission to develop information useful to electric ratepayers regarding the costs and effects of state policies on electric taxpayers, with the information being posted by the Commission and the Office of the Public Advocate on their publicly available websites. The Commission is also required to examine ways by which transmission and distribution utilities may inform customers of the information developed. The Commission is required to report on its actions, including any recommendations, to the Legislature by February 15, 2013. Any costs to the Public Utilities Commission and the Office of the Public Advocate can be absorbed within existing resources.