# Maine LD 1936: An Act Regarding the Allocation of Net Energy Billing Costs and Long-term Contract Costs and Benefits Maine LD 1936, An Act Regarding the Allocation of Net Energy Billing Costs and Long-term Contract Costs and Benefits, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Nicole C. Grohoski (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-09 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 555); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1936-132 - 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 1936 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act Regarding the Allocation of Net Energy Billing Costs and Long-term Contract Costs and Benefits - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-05-07 - Last action: 2026-03-09, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 555 - Sponsor: Nicole C. Grohoski (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY - SOLAR ENERGY - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Utility gains cut net energy costs: benefit, medium. If distributed generation gives a utility a money gain that is not already in rates, the commission must use it to cut net energy billing costs. This reduces the cost pool that customer classes must pay. Savings show up as lower charges than otherwise. - Electric rates set by statewide class: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2028, the commission groups similar customer classes across all investor‑owned utilities. It allocates net energy billing costs and long‑term contract costs and benefits to those statewide class groups. The commission sets cost allocations and rate designs for three‑year periods,… - Stranded costs split by electricity use: mixed, medium. The commission totals post‑restructuring stranded costs for investor‑owned utilities. Each customer class pays a share based on its share of statewide retail electricity use. This changes how much each class pays, so some bills rise and others fall. - Local project costs tracked and billed: mixed, low. The commission and each standard buyer set a public tracking process by rule. They review costs and benefits from clean energy procurements each year. Payments or bill credits to participants and revenues from power sales are included. These amounts are allocated to customers in the utility area wh… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Nicole C. Grohoski (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt A. Harrington (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Sophia Warren (Democratic), House ## Actions (10) - 2026-03-09: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 555 - 2026-03-05: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2026-03-03: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2026-02-26: 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" (S-495) 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" (S-495). In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2026-02-24: COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-495).Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-495) Report ACCEPTED. Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-495) READ and ADOPTED.ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY. (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Reports READ On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT. Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-06-25: CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (Senate) - 2025-05-07: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-05-07: Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence (Senate) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (S-495), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0754&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0754&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0754&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 (S-495), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0754&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0754&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0754&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-LD1936-132 (as of 2026-10-17).