Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3206 – Marketing; small utilities
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1. Small utilities; limitations. Pursuant to the requirements of this section, on and after the beginning of retail access, an affiliated interest of a small investor-owned transmission and distribution utility may sell retail generation service to retail consumers of electricity located within or outside the service territory of the small investor-owned transmission and distribution utility with which it is affiliated.
[PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3206
- Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
- 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. 3201Generation 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 Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. 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 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. Rules of conduct. By July 1, 1998, the commission shall open a rule-making proceeding to determine the extent of separation between a small investor-owned transmission and distribution utility and an affiliated competitive electricity provider necessary to avoid cross-subsidization and market power abuses. By March 1, 1999, the commission shall provisionally adopt all rules required under this subsection. Rules adopted under this subsection are major substantive rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A. In adopting rules under this subsection, the commission shall consider all relevant issues, including, but not limited to:
A. Codes of conduct that may be required to ensure the effectiveness of the separation requirement; [PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW).]
B. Restrictions on employee activities; [PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW).]
C. Accounting standards; and [PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW).]
D. Information and service comparability requirements. [PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW).]
[PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW).]
3. Commission study. The commission shall conduct a study to determine the most effective and efficient means of ensuring that the portions of this State that are currently connected to the New England electric grid through transmission lines that pass through Canada are connected to the grid in a manner that ensures that customers in those portions of the State are able to take full advantage of retail access. By January 1, 1999, the commission shall complete its study and report its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over utility matters.
[PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1997, c. 316, §3 (NEW).