Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3131 – Definitions
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As used in this subchapter, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
1. Domestic transmission and distribution utility. “Domestic transmission and distribution utility” means any entity organized under the laws of this State to transmit or distribute electricity.
[PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. A, §45 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. A, §§104, 105 (AFF).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3131
- Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corridor: means an area no greater than 1/2 mile in width in which a proposed transmission line is to be located. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3131
- Cost-effective: means , with respect to nonwires alternatives, that benefits exceed costs, as determined by benefit-cost analysis conducted pursuant to section 3132?C, subsection 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3131
- Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
- Foreign electric utility: means any entity organized under the laws of a state other than this State, or a province of Canada, that is authorized under the laws of the state or province in which it is organized to generate, transmit or distribute electricity, or to own, operate or otherwise participate in utility facilities or interests in utility facilities. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3131
- High-impact electric transmission line: means a transmission line greater than 50 miles in length that is:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3131Nonwires alternative: includes but is not limited to energy efficiency and conservation measures, energy storage, load management, demand response and distributed generation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3131 Nonwires alternative coordinator: means the person or entity providing services under contract to the Office of the Public Advocate as described in section 1701, subsection 2?A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3131 Person: includes a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, association, trust, estate, any other legal entity or natural person. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102 Transmission and distribution utility: means a person, its lessees, trustees or receivers or trustees appointed by a court, owning, controlling, operating or managing a transmission and distribution plant for compensation within the State, except where the electricity is distributed by the entity that generates the electricity through private property alone solely for the use of:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102Transmission capacity: means an entitlement to transmission services over a transmission line with a capacity greater than 100 kilovolts for periods greater than 3 years. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3131 Utility facility: means an item of plant used or useful in the transmission and distribution utility business, and includes, but is not limited to, such items of plant as transmission lines, office buildings and equipment and transportation equipment. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3131
1-A. Electric utility.
[PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. A, §45 (RP); PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. A, §§104, 105 (AFF).]
2. Energy.
[PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. A, §45 (RP); PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. A, §§104, 105 (AFF).]
3. Foreign electric utility. “Foreign electric utility” means any entity organized under the laws of a state other than this State, or a province of Canada, that is authorized under the laws of the state or province in which it is organized to generate, transmit or distribute electricity, or to own, operate or otherwise participate in utility facilities or interests in utility facilities.
[PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. A, §45 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. A, §§104, 105 (AFF).]
3-A. Fuel conversion.
[PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. A, §45 (RP); PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. A, §§104, 105 (AFF).]
4. Generating capacity.
[PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. A, §45 (RP); PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. A, §§104, 105 (AFF).]
4-A. High-impact electric transmission line. “High-impact electric transmission line” means a transmission line greater than 50 miles in length that is:
A. Constructed to transmit direct current electricity; or [PL 2009, c. 655, Pt. A, §3 (NEW).]
B. Capable of operating at 345 kilovolts or more and:
(1) Is not a generator interconnection transmission facility as defined in section 3132, subsection 1?B; and
(2) Is not constructed primarily to provide electric reliability, as determined by the commission. [PL 2009, c. 655, Pt. A, §3 (NEW).]
[IB 2021, c. 1, §2 (AMD).]
4-B. Nontransmission alternative.
[PL 2023, c. 355, §1 (RP).]
4-C. Nonwires alternative. “Nonwires alternative” means an infrastructure, technology or application that either individually or collectively defers or reduces the need for capital investment in the transmission or distribution system and addresses system reliability needs proposed to be met by the transmission or distribution system investment. “Nonwires alternative” includes but is not limited to energy efficiency and conservation measures, energy storage, load management, demand response and distributed generation.
[PL 2023, c. 355, §2 (AMD).]
4-D. Nonwires alternative coordinator. “Nonwires alternative coordinator” means the person or entity providing services under contract to the Office of the Public Advocate as described in section 1701, subsection 2?A.
[PL 2019, c. 298, §5 (NEW).]
5. Transmission capacity. “Transmission capacity” means an entitlement to transmission services over a transmission line with a capacity greater than 100 kilovolts for periods greater than 3 years.
[PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]
6. Utility facility. “Utility facility” means an item of plant used or useful in the transmission and distribution utility business, and includes, but is not limited to, such items of plant as transmission lines, office buildings and equipment and transportation equipment.
[PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. A, §45 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. A, §§104, 105 (AFF).]
7. Corridor. “Corridor” means an area no greater than 1/2 mile in width in which a proposed transmission line is to be located.
[PL 1991, c. 640, §1 (NEW).]
8. Cost-effective. “Cost-effective” means, with respect to nonwires alternatives, that benefits exceed costs, as determined by benefit-cost analysis conducted pursuant to section 3132?C, subsection 2.
[PL 2019, c. 298, §6 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). RR 1991, c. 2, §130 (COR). PL 1991, c. 640, §1 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 710, §5 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 398, §A45 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 398, §§A104,105 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 655, Pt. A, §3 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 369, Pt. C, §1 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 298, §§5, 6 (AMD). IB 2021, c. 1, §2 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 355, §§1, 2 (AMD).