§ 35-A §3212-B — Green power options

1.
Definitions.
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
1-A.
Green power offer.
The commission shall arrange for a green power offer that is composed of green power supply in accordance with this subsection. Except as provided in this subsection, the commission shall ensure that the green power offer is available to all residential and small commercial electricity customers, as defined by the commission by rule, and shall administer a competitive bid process to select a green power offer provider or providers for the service territory of a transmission and distribution utility.
2.
Certification; information in bill inserts.
Information regarding the availability of the green power offer and of green power supply products, renewable energy credit products and clean energy credit products that are certified by the commission may, at the option of the provider of the offer or the product and with the cooperation of the transmission and distribution utility, be presented through inserts in customer bills issued by transmission and distribution utilities. The costs of the inserts, including but not limited to printing and postage costs, are the responsibility of the provider of the offer or product. The commission may define the criteria for certification of green power supply products, renewable energy credit products and clean energy credit products by order or by rule, and the commission may limit the criteria for certification for consumer protection and eligibility verification purposes. Rules adopted to implement this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.

Legislative History

PL 2021, c. 40, §1 (NEW). PL 2025, c. 386, §§22, 23 (AMD).