Code of Maine Rules
95 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
648 - EFFICIENCY MAINE TRUST
Chapter 380 - ELECTRIC ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
Section 648-380-5 - FUNDING LEVEL
Current through 2024-13, March 27, 2024
The Commission shall assess transmission and distribution utilities to collect funds necessary to pay for the Commission's portfolio of conservation programs and administrative costs associated with implementing the conservation programs.
A. Assessment Amount. The amount of all assessments for conservation programs and administrative costs must result in total conservation expenditures by each transmission and distribution utility that:
B. Assessment Procedures. The Commission shall periodically assess transmission and distribution utilities based on forecasted sales or revenues, forecasted utility expenditures on conservation programs approved by the Commission, and forecasted prior conservation efforts. The Commission shall periodically adjust the assessment to account for any differences between actual and forecasted sales or revenues, utility expenditures, and prior conservation efforts.
C. Conservation Program Fund. The Commission shall establish a conservation program fund to be used solely for conservation programs.
D. Conservation Administration Fund. The Commission shall establish a conservation administration fund to be used solely to defray administrative costs. The Commission annually may deposit funds collected pursuant to this section into the administration fund up to a maximum in any fiscal year of $1,300,000. Any interest on funds in the administration fund must be credited to the administration fund and any funds unspent in any fiscal year must either remain in the administration fund to be used to defray administrative costs or be transferred to the program fund.