Maine § 35-A §3624 Long-term contracts for combined heat and power

Maine Statutes

§ 35-A §3624 — Long-term contracts for combined heat and power

Maine § 35-A §3624

Title 35-APUBLIC UTILITIES

Part 3ELECTRIC POWER

Ch. 36-AWOOD-FIRED COMBINED HEAT AND POWER ACT

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 35-A, § 35-A §3624 (2026).

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1.Investor-owned transmission and distribution utilities; required participation. Notwithstanding section 3204, the commission may direct an investor-owned transmission and distribution utility to enter into long-term contracts for energy with one or more program participants if the program participant is:

2.Consumer-owned transmission and distribution utilities; voluntary participation. A consumer-owned transmission and distribution utility may, at the option of the utility, enter into long-term contracts with one or more program participants located within the service territory of the utility for energy. Consumer-owned transmission and distribution utilities may enter into contracts under this subsection only as agents for their customers and only in accordance with this section.

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Investor-owned transmission and distribution utilities; required participation.
Notwithstanding section 3204, the commission may direct an investor-owned transmission and distribution utility to enter into long-term contracts for energy with one or more program participants if the program participant is:
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Consumer-owned transmission and distribution utilities; voluntary participation.
A consumer-owned transmission and distribution utility may, at the option of the utility, enter into long-term contracts with one or more program participants located within the service territory of the utility for energy. Consumer-owned transmission and distribution utilities may enter into contracts under this subsection only as agents for their customers and only in accordance with this section.
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Sale of energy; contract procedures.
Energy contracted through long-term contracts pursuant to this section may be sold into the wholesale electricity market separately or in conjunction with solicitations for standard-offer supply bids under section 3212 or solicitations for green power offer bids under section 3212‑B. To the greatest extent possible, the commission shall develop procedures for long-term contracts for transmission and distribution utilities under this section having the same legal and financial effect as the procedures used for standard-offer service pursuant to section 3212 for transmission and distribution utilities.
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Contract term.
A contract entered into pursuant to this section may not be for more than 20 years.
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Contract pricing; cost containment.
The commission shall solicit contract bids under the program. In selecting contracts, the commission shall weigh the characteristics of a proposed combined heat and power project as follows:
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Cost and benefit allocation.
The commission shall ensure that all costs and benefits associated with contracts involving investor-owned transmission and distribution utilities entered into under this section are allocated to electricity consumers in accordance with section 3210‑F.
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Contract payments.
Contracts for energy entered into pursuant to this section must provide that payments will be made only after contracted amounts of energy have been provided.
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Ratepayer protection.
The commission shall ensure that mechanisms are established to provide protections for ratepayers over the term of contracts entered into pursuant to this section.