Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3626 – Tracking; biennial report
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The commission shall develop and administer a system to register and track the development of combined heat and power projects under this chapter and by January 15, 2023, and biennially thereafter, shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over utilities and energy matters on the program and the development of combined heat and power projects. The report must include, but is not limited to: [PL 2021, c. 604, §3 (NEW).]
1. Combined heat and power project development. Documentation of the progress of combined heat and power project development, including the number of such projects in the State, the net generating capacity of those projects and the kilowatt-hours of electricity purchased from those projects; and
[PL 2021, c. 604, §3 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3626
- Combined heat and power project: means a facility that uses wood fuel to generate electric heat and power that is used for industrial or space heating purposes. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3622
- Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
- 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.
- Net generating capacity: means the electric output of an electricity generating facility delivered to the transmission and distribution utility system. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 3622
2. Program implementation; assessment; recommendations. Actions taken by the commission to implement the program, an assessment of the effectiveness of the program with respect to encouraging the sustainable development of combined heat and power projects in the State and recommendations, including any necessary implementing legislation, to improve the program.
[PL 2021, c. 604, §3 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2021, c. 604, §3 (NEW).