LD 32 Maine Senate · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act To Repeal The Laws Regarding Net Energy Billing

This bill ends Maine's net energy billing program, which allowed residential and commercial solar customers to receive bill credits for excess electricity they sent back to the grid. It repeals all existing rules governing this program (including sections 3209-A, 3209-B, and 3209-C) and explicitly prohibits the Public Utilities Commission from requiring utilities to offer net energy billing in the future. The change directly affects current and future solar customers who previously relied on this billing method for compensation. It shifts Maine's policy away from compensating solar generators for exported energy toward a different framework for distributed generation.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Signed Apr 13, 2026
Floor votes · House Apr 2, 2026

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
8
Committee
5
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Apr 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
upper
Apr 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (S-587) was READ and ADOPTED.
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (S-587) READ and ADOPTED.
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-587) Report ACCEPTED
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM
legislature
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

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