# Maine LD 1777: An Act to Reduce Costs and Increase Customer Protections for the State's Net Energy Billing Programs Maine LD 1777, An Act to Reduce Costs and Increase Customer Protections for the State's Net Energy Billing Programs, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Sophia Warren (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-27 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 430); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1777-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 1777 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Reduce Costs and Increase Customer Protections for the State's Net Energy Billing Programs - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-04-24 - Last action: 2025-06-27, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 430 - Sponsor: Sophia Warren (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: ELECTRIC UTILITIES, ELECTRIC UTILITIES - RATES - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 1 (20 yes, 14 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - How your net billing credits are set: benefit, medium. Through December 31, 2025, eligible net billing customers get a credit equal to the standard‑offer rate plus 75% of the T&D rate for the smallest commercial class. Some earlier customers keep a 2022 base tied to 2020 rates, which rises 2.25% each January starting in 2023. Starting January 1, 2026,… - Stronger consumer rules for net billing: benefit, low. In shared projects, your subscription must match your past use and be adjusted if your use changes. Project sponsors cannot keep money you paid for credits that later expire. Your utility must give your sponsor your usage and billing data to keep billing accurate. By November 1, 2025, the PUC start… - New monthly charges on larger NEB projects: cost, high. Starting January 1, 2026, projects 3–under 5 MW pay $6.00 per kW each month. Projects 1–under 3 MW pay $2.80 per kW each month. Projects under 1 MW pay $0. The charge is $0 if the project is fully owned by the credit customer(s) or by a qualifying cooperative. The PUC may adjust the charge as T&D r… - Tighter NEB eligibility and one-agreement rule: cost, medium. After December 31, 2025, no new net billing deals are allowed for projects connected on the utility side of a customer’s meter. A distributed generation project must use a listed renewable, be in a utility service area, and meet specific tests; some 1–2 MW projects qualify only if in a cluster stud… - Capped competitive contracts for NEB projects: mixed, low. The PUC runs a competitive solicitation by November 1, 2025 to buy energy and/or renewable credits from eligible net billing projects. Eligible projects must be in service before November 1, 2025, be in net billing, and have 75% or less of bill credits assigned to customers. Contract prices are cap… - Planning a new front-of-meter program: mixed, low. The Governor’s Energy Office must design a front‑of‑meter distributed energy program by September 30, 2026 and send it to the PUC. The PUC has 120 days to decide and must adopt it by rule if it finds benefits to ratepayers exceed costs. The office may use PUC funds to develop the plan. The law also… - Yearly utility true-up of NEB costs: mixed, low. Starting in the 2026 rate year, the PUC requires utilities to reconcile net energy billing costs each year beginning January 1. Utilities must account for NEB costs and make billing adjustments as needed. This may change charges on future bills. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Sophia Warren (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steven Foster (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-18 | Senate | ADOPT SENATE AMENDMENT (S-439) to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT | pass | 20 | 14 | | ## Actions (8) - 2025-06-27: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 430 - 2025-06-18: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-18: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-18: The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-756) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-439) thereto ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-18: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-756) Report ACCEPTED READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-756) READ On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York Senate Amendment "A" (S-439) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-756) READ and ADOPTED PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 633 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Committee Amendment "A" (H-756) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-439) thereto ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-756) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-439) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE Sent down for concurrence (Senate) - 2025-06-18: Reports READ.On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-756) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-756). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-04-24: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-756), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1188&item=2&snum=132) - Amendment S-A to C-A (S-439), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1188&item=7&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1188&item=8&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1188&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed) - LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed) - LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed) - LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed) ## Sources - [Amendment C-A (H-756), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1188&item=2&snum=132) - [Amendment S-A to C-A (S-439), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1188&item=7&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1188&item=8&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1188&item=1&snum=132) ## Related - [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132) - [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132) - [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132) - [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132) - [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1777-132 (as of 2026-10-17).