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Repeal of Net Energy Billing Laws

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PROPOSED LEGISLATIONThis bill has been introduced but has NOT been signed into law. Legislative proposals may be amended, passed, or fail to advance. This is not current law.

This proposed bill would repeal existing laws regarding net energy billing in Maine. Before this change, residents and businesses that generate their own electricity through renewable sources like solar panels could receive credits for any excess power they send back to the grid under a system known as net metering or net energy billing. If enacted, this law would remove these provisions, affecting anyone who currently benefits from net energy billing arrangements. The exact date when it takes effect is not specified.

Published April 6, 2026
WHAT CHANGED
BEFORE

Residents and businesses with renewable energy sources could receive credits for excess power sent back to the grid under net energy billing laws.

AFTER

This proposed bill would repeal existing laws regarding net energy billing in Maine. Before this change, residents and businesses that generate their own electricity through renewable sources like solar panels could receive credits for any excess power they send back to the grid under a system known as net metering or net energy billing. If enacted, this law would remove these provisions, affecting anyone who currently benefits from net energy billing arrangements. The exact date when it takes effect is not specified.

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