---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify Tariff Rates For Nonresidential Customers Participating In Net Energy Billing With A Distributed Generation Resource"
description: "An Act To Clarify Tariff Rates For Nonresidential Customers Participating In Net Energy Billing With A Distributed Generation Resource"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1777"
citation: "Maine LD 1777 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTRIC UTILITIES", "NET ENERGY BILLING", "RATES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sophia WARREN"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 30
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-04-24"
last_action: "2025-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5996b0a9-a500-4b02-a9e6-607faab00561"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098796"
source_hash: "5f8d07e858f900b0a20e6ffe312d531c98265e44085e8a233ceb53fe5a94ee70"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 1777 (132) — An Act To Clarify Tariff Rates For Nonresidential Customers Participating In Net Energy Billing With A Distributed Generation Resource

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment C-A (H-756)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1188&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment C-B (H-757)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1188&item=3&snum=132)
3. **Amendment H-A to C-A (H-779)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1188&item=4&snum=132)
4. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-439)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1188&item=7&snum=132)
5. **Chapter 430** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1188&item=8&snum=132)
6. **LD 1777 HP 1188** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1188&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ADOPT SENATE AMENDMENT (S-439) to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT — **20–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sophia WARREN — primary (person)
- Steven FOSTER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-04-24** Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-18** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-18** On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-18** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-18** Committee Amendment "A" (H-756) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-18** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-18** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-756). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-18** Reports Read
- **2025-06-18** On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-756) Report ACCEPTED
- **2025-06-18** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-18** Committee Amendment "A" (H-756) READ
- **2025-06-18** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York Senate Amendment "A" (S-439) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-756) READ and ADOPTED PREVAILED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-18** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 633 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-18** Committee Amendment "A" (H-756) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-439) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-18** 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 `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-18** Sent down for concurrence
- **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 `reading-3`
- **2025-06-18** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5996b0a9-a500-4b02-a9e6-607faab00561`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).