# Maine LD 186: An Act to Clarify the Public Utilities Commission's Authority to Establish Time-of-use Pricing for Standard-offer Service Maine LD 186, An Act to Clarify the Public Utilities Commission's Authority to Establish Time-of-use Pricing for Standard-offer Service, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Walter Runte (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-09 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 196) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD186-132 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 186 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Clarify the Public Utilities Commission's Authority to Establish Time-of-use Pricing for Standard-offer Service - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-14 - Last action: 2025-06-09, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 196 - Sponsor: Walter Runte (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION - POWERS - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (171 yes, 149 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Protections for vulnerable customers under time-of-use: benefit, low. When setting time-of-use rates for the default electricity supply, the Public Utilities Commission must consider the impacts on certain residents. It must seek to avoid harm to people who rely on life-support systems. It must also protect people on state medical assistance who are in Central Maine… - Utility regulators must report on time-of-use: benefit, low. The Public Utilities Commission must send a report to the Legislature’s utilities and energy committee. It must transmit this if it issues a report in Docket No. 2024-00231. Before starting a case to set time-of-use rates for the default supply, it must also send a report. That report must explain… - Time-of-use pricing for default power: mixed, low. The Public Utilities Commission can add time-of-use pricing to the default electricity supply (standard-offer service). It can include cost-effective demand response and energy efficiency to shift or cut electricity use. For residential and small business default service, it can set different contr… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Walter Runte (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mark W. Lawrence (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Melanie Sachs (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-02 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | pass | 20 | 14 | | | 2025-06-02 | House | Enactment | pass | 74 | 66 | | | 2025-05-29 | House | ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP | pass | 77 | 69 | | ## Actions (8) - 2025-06-09: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 196 - 2025-06-02: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-02: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. ROLL CALL NO. 253(Yeas 74 - Nays 66 - Absent 11 - Excused 0)Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-02: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 281 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-318) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-318) in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Reports READ.On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 240(Yeas 77 - Nays 69 - Absent 5 - Excused 0)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-318) 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-318). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-03-21: Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (House) - 2025-01-14: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-01-14: 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-318), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0119&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0119&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0119&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (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 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-318), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0119&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0119&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0119&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 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [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 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-LD186-132 (as of 2026-10-19).