§ 35-A §4701-A — Renewably sourced gas; authorized with commission approval

Maine § 35-A §4701-A

• Jurisdiction: Maine
• Title 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES
• Part 4: GAS
• Ch. 47: GAS UTILITIES

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1.
Definition.
For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following term has the following meaning.
2.
Renewably sourced gas.
Any gas utility may be authorized, subject to commission approval in accordance with subsection 3, to buy, sell, furnish, transport, store, distribute, dispose of or otherwise deal in renewably sourced gas with the same rights, privileges and limitations conferred or imposed upon it with respect to geologically or conventionally sourced natural gas and within the same territorial limitations within which it is authorized to deal in manufactured gas.
3.
Commission approval.
A gas utility may petition the commission to utilize renewably sourced gas in accordance with subsection 2. The commission may authorize the use of renewably sourced gas upon a finding that:

Legislative History

PL 2023, c. 222, §4 (NEW).