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Committee reviews language and timing for distributed generation disclosure forms; delay to June 1 recommended

Maine Legislature, Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee · January 27, 2026
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Summary

Analyst review of LD 1964 flagged a timing mismatch between utility reporting and required disclosure forms; committee discussed delaying the form requirement to June 1, 2026 so PUC-published interconnection cost data (report due 03/01/2026, publish by 05/01/2026) can populate the forms.

The committee reviewed a language draft for LD 1964, intended to require standard written disclosures for sellers and installers of distributed generation resources and changes to net energy billing disclosures.

Analyst Lindsay Laxon said the revised title and section language largely matched the committee's intent but flagged a timing issue: the bill would require utilities to report interconnection costs to the…

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