Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3201 – Definitions
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW).]
1. Affiliated interest. “Affiliated interest” has the same meaning as provided in section 707, subsection 1, paragraph A.
[PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3201
- Abutting property: means , with respect to a parcel of land, another parcel of land that shares a common property boundary, except that "abutting property" does not include a parcel of land separated from another parcel by a public road or highway. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
- Aggregate: means to organize individual electricity consumers into a group or entity for the purpose of purchasing electricity on a group basis. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3201
- Aggregator: means an entity that gathers individual consumers together for the purpose of purchasing electricity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3201
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Broker: means an entity that acts as an agent or intermediary in the sale and purchase of electricity but that does not take title to electricity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3201
- Competitive electricity provider: means a marketer, broker, aggregator or any other entity selling electricity to the public at retail, but does not include an electric vehicle charging station or an entity that generates electricity solely for the use of:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3201Consumer-owned transmission and distribution utility: includes but is not limited to:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3201Divest: means to legally transfer ownership and control to an entity that is not an affiliated interest. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3201 Efficient combined heat and power system: means a system that:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3201Electric billing and metering services: means the following services:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3201Electric vehicle charging station provider: means a person selling electricity for the sole purpose of transferring electric energy between a charger and the battery or other energy storage device in an electric vehicle. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3201 Eligible small generator: means a generator that has a generating capacity of 5 megawatts or less and generates electricity using:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3201Entity: means a person or organization, including but not limited to any political, governmental, quasi-governmental, corporate, business, professional, trade, agricultural, cooperative, for-profit or nonprofit organization. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3201 Generation service: means the provision of electric power to a consumer through a transmission and distribution utility but does not encompass any activity related to the transmission or distribution of that power. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3201 Marketer: means an entity that as an intermediary purchases electricity and takes title to electricity for sale to retail consumers. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3201 Municipality: includes cities, towns and plantations, except that "municipality" does not include plantations in Title 10, chapter 110, subchapter IV; or Title 30?A, Part 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Nameplate capacity: means the installed or rated capacity of a power generator. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3201 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 Personal property: All property that is not real property. Public entity: includes the State, any political subdivision of the State, a municipality and any quasi-municipal entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3201 Public utility: includes every gas utility, natural gas pipeline utility, transmission and distribution utility, telephone utility, water utility and ferry, as those terms are defined in this section, and each of those utilities is declared to be a public utility. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102 Real estate: includes lands and all tenements and hereditaments connected therewith, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Retail access: means the right of a retail consumer of electricity to purchase generation service from a competitive electricity provider. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3201 Transmission and distribution plant: means all real estate, fixtures and personal property owned, controlled, operated or managed in connection with or to facilitate the transmission, distribution or delivery of electricity for light, heat or power for public use and includes all conduits, ducts and other devices, materials, apparatus and property for containing, holding or carrying conductors used, or to be used, for the transmission or distribution of electricity for light, heat or power for public use. 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:
2. Aggregate. “Aggregate” means to organize individual electricity consumers into a group or entity for the purpose of purchasing electricity on a group basis.
[PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW).]
3. Aggregator. “Aggregator” means an entity that gathers individual consumers together for the purpose of purchasing electricity.
[PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. A, §72 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. A, §§104, 105 (AFF).]
4. Broker. “Broker” means an entity that acts as an agent or intermediary in the sale and purchase of electricity but that does not take title to electricity.
[PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW).]
5. Competitive electricity provider. “Competitive electricity provider” means a marketer, broker, aggregator or any other entity selling electricity to the public at retail, but does not include an electric vehicle charging station or an entity that generates electricity solely for the use of:
A. The entity; [PL 2019, c. 205, §5 (NEW).]
B. The entity’s tenants; or [PL 2019, c. 205, §5 (NEW).]
C. Commercial or industrial consumers located on:
(1) The property where the entity is located or on abutting property; or
(2) A commercial or industrial site that was served by the entity or its predecessor without using the transmission and distribution plant of a public utility prior to December 31, 2018. [PL 2019, c. 205, §5 (NEW).]
[PL 2019, c. 205, §5 (AMD).]
6. Consumer-owned transmission and distribution utility. “Consumer-owned transmission and distribution utility” means any transmission and distribution utility wholly owned by its consumers, including its consumers served in the State. “Consumer-owned transmission and distribution utility” includes but is not limited to:
A. The transmission and distribution portion of a rural electrification cooperative organized under chapter 37; [PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW).]
B. The transmission and distribution portion of an electrification cooperative organized on a cooperative plan under the laws of the State; [PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW).]
C. A municipal or quasi-municipal transmission and distribution utility located in the State; [PL 2019, c. 311, §1 (AMD).]
D. The transmission and distribution portion of a municipal or quasi-municipal entity located in the State providing generation and other services; and [PL 2019, c. 311, §1 (AMD).]
E. A transmission and distribution utility wholly owned by a municipality located in the State. [PL 2019, c. 311, §1 (AMD).]
[PL 2019, c. 311, §1 (AMD).]
7. Divest. “Divest” means to legally transfer ownership and control to an entity that is not an affiliated interest.
[PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW).]
7-A. Efficient combined heat and power system. “Efficient combined heat and power system” means a system that:
A. Produces heat and electricity from one fuel input, without restriction to specific fuel or generating technology; [PL 2009, c. 197, §1 (NEW).]
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 a fuel system efficiency of not less than 65% in the production of heat and electricity; [PL 2009, c. 197, §1 (NEW).]
C. May work in combination with supplemental or parallel conventional heating systems; [PL 2009, c. 197, §1 (NEW).]
D. Is manufactured, installed and operated in accordance with applicable government and industry standards; and [PL 2009, c. 197, §1 (NEW).]
E. Is connected to the electric grid and operated in conjunction with the facilities of a transmission and distribution utility. [PL 2009, c. 197, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2009, c. 197, §1 (NEW).]
8. Electric billing and metering services. “Electric billing and metering services” means the following services:
A. Billing and collection; [PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW).]
B. Provision of a meter; [PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW).]
C. Meter maintenance and testing; and [PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW).]
D. Meter reading. [PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW).]
[PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW).]
8-A. Eligible small generator. “Eligible small generator” means a generator that has a generating capacity of 5 megawatts or less and generates electricity using:
A. A renewable resource, as defined in section 3210, subsection 2, paragraph C; or [PL 2009, c. 197, §2 (NEW).]
B. An efficient combined heat and power system. [PL 2009, c. 197, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 2009, c. 197, §2 (NEW).]
8-B. Electric vehicle charging station provider. “Electric vehicle charging station provider” means a person selling electricity for the sole purpose of transferring electric energy between a charger and the battery or other energy storage device in an electric vehicle.
[PL 2015, c. 29, §3 (NEW).]
9. Entity. “Entity” means a person or organization, including but not limited to any political, governmental, quasi-governmental, corporate, business, professional, trade, agricultural, cooperative, for-profit or nonprofit organization.
[PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW).]
10. Generation assets. “Generation assets” includes all real estate, fixtures and personal property owned, controlled, operated or managed in connection with, or to facilitate, the generation of electric power.
[PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW).]
11. Generation service. “Generation service” means the provision of electric power to a consumer through a transmission and distribution utility but does not encompass any activity related to the transmission or distribution of that power.
[PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW).]
11-A. Investor-owned transmission and distribution utility. “Investor?owned transmission and distribution utility” has the same meaning as in section 3104, subsection 1, paragraph A.
[PL 2019, c. 478, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]
12. Large, investor-owned transmission and distribution utility. “Large, investor-owned transmission and distribution utility” means an investor-owned transmission and distribution utility serving more than 50,000 retail customers.
[PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW).]
13. Marketer. “Marketer” means an entity that as an intermediary purchases electricity and takes title to electricity for sale to retail consumers.
[PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. A, §72 (AMD); PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. A, §§104, 105 (AFF).]
13-A. Nameplate capacity. “Nameplate capacity” means the installed or rated capacity of a power generator.
[PL 2019, c. 478, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]
14. Public entity. “Public entity” includes the State, any political subdivision of the State, a municipality and any quasi-municipal entity.
[PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW).]
15. Qualifying facility. “Qualifying facility” has the same meaning as provided in section 3303.
[PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW).]
16. Small, investor-owned transmission and distribution utility. “Small, investor-owned transmission and distribution utility” means an investor-owned transmission and distribution utility serving 50,000 or fewer retail customers.
[PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW).]
17. Retail access. “Retail access” means the right of a retail consumer of electricity to purchase generation service from a competitive electricity provider.
[PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW).]
18. Transmission and distribution plant.
[PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. A, §73 (RP); PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. A, §§104, 105 (AFF).]
19. Transmission and distribution utility.
[PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. A, §73 (RP); PL 1999, c. 398, Pt. A, §§104, 105 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 398, §§A72,73 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 398, §§A104,105 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 197, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 29, §§2, 3 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 205, §5 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 311, §1 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 478, Pt. A, §§1, 2 (AMD).