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65 407 Public Utilities Commission
Ch. 25 Coin-Operated Telephone Service
Ch. 32 Service Standards of Electrical Utilities
Ch. 35 Accounting Treatment for Area Lighting
Ch. 62 Service Standards for Water Utilities
Ch. 63 Major Construction Projects for Water Companies
Ch. 65 Water Main Extension and Service Line Rule
Ch. 68 Water Utilities Depreciation Rates
Ch. 69 Determination of Fire Protection Revenues for Water Utilities
Ch. 81 Residential Utility Service Standards for Credit and
Collection Programs
Ch. 83 Political Activities, Institutional/Promotional Advertising,
Allowances by Public Utilities
Ch. 85 Regulatory Proceeding Expenses
Ch. 86 Disconnection and Deposit Rules for Non-residential Customers
Ch. 89 Confidentiality of Customer Records
Ch. 110 Rules of Practice and Procedure
Ch. 120 Filing Requirements for Schedule of Rates, Terms and Conditions
Ch. 130 Safety and Accident Reporting Requirements
Ch. 140 Utility Service Area and Infrastructure Maps
Ch. 200 Telecommunications Carrier Outage Reporting
Ch. 202 Requirements for Audiotext (Pay-Per-Call) Service
Ch. 204 Basic Service Calling Areas
Ch. 206 Standards for Designating and Certifying Eligible Telecommunications
Carriers Qualified to Receive Federal Universal Service Fund Support
Ch. 210 Uniform System of Accounts for Telephone Utilities
Ch. 212 Maine Public Utilities Commission, Rulemaking for Exemption
of Competitive Telecommunications Carriers from Certain Filing
and Approval Requirements
Ch. 214 Exemption of Telephone Utilities from Certain Filing and Approval Requirements
Ch. 230 Installation, Maintenance and Ownership of Customer Premises Wire
Ch. 240 Mobile Telecommunications Services
Ch. 252 Public Interest Payphone Program
Ch. 280 Provision of Competitive Telecommunications Services
Ch. 285 Maine Telecommunications Education Access Fund
Ch. 288 Maine Universal Service Fund
Ch. 289 Requirements and Terms for Bundled Services
Offered by Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers
Ch. 290 Standards for Billing, Credit, and Collection and Customer Information
for Eligible Telecommunications Carriers Providing Basic Telephone Service
Ch. 291 Standards for Billing, Credit, and Collection and Customer Information
for Non-Eligible Telecommunications Carriers
Ch. 292 Standards for Billing, Credit, and Collection and Customer Information
for Interexchange Carriers
Ch. 293 Abandonment of Service and Authority to Provide Services and Transfer of
Customers by Competitive Telecommuncations Carriers
Ch. 294 Lifeline and Link Up Service Programs
Ch. 296 Selection of Preferred Telecommunications Carriers and the
Imposition of Preferred Carrier Freezes
Ch. 297 Anti-Cramming Rule: Registration Requirements, Complaint Procedures and
Penalty Provisions for Service Providers and Billing Aggregators
Ch. 301 Standard Offer Service
Ch. 302 Consumer Education Program; Electric Restructuring
Ch. 303 Utility Employee Transition Benefits
Ch. 304 Standards of Conduct for Transmission and Distribution Utilities
and Affiliated Competitive Electricity Providers
Ch. 305 Licensing Requirements, Annual Reporting, Enforcement and Consumer Protection
Provisions for Competitive Provision of Electricity
Ch. 306 Uniform Information Disclosure and Informational Filing Requirements
Ch. 307 Sale of Capacity and Energy of Undivested Generation
Assets; Extension of Divestiture Deadline
Ch. 310 Uniform System of Accounts for Electrical Utilities
Ch. 311 Portfolio Requirement
Ch. 312 Voluntary Renewable Research and Development Fund
Ch. 313 Customer Net Energy Billing
Ch. 314 Statewide Low-Income Assistance Plan
Ch. 315 Small Generator Aggregation
Ch. 316 Long-term Contracting and Resource Adequacy
Ch. 321 Load Obligation and Settlement Calculations for
Competitive Providers of Electricity
Ch. 322 Metering, Billing, Collections, and Enrollment
Interactions among Transmission and Distribution Utilities
and Competitive Electricity Providers
Ch. 323 Electronic Business Transactions Standards
Ch. 330 Filing Requirements for Petitions for Certificates of Public Convenience
and Necessity for Electric Transmission Facilities and Standards
for Granting Certificates
Ch. 332 Filing Requirement for Petitions for Purchases of Energy /
Fuel Conversion of Generation Facilities
Ch. 334 Filing Requirement for Significant Agreements Re: Electric
Generating / Energy / Trans Capacity
Ch. 360 Cogeneration and Small Power Productions
Ch. 380 Electric Energy Conservation Programs
Ch. 381 Selection of Conservation Program Service Providers
Ch. 395 Construction Standards and Ownership and Cost Allocation Rules
for Electric Distribution Line Extensions
Energy Programs (formerly with 19-530)
Ch. 400 Energy Efficiency Standards for Subsidized Multi-Family Residences
Ch. 401 Rules for the Certification Program for Installers of Solar
Energy Equipment in Maine
Ch. 403 Rules for the Distribution of Funds to Support Regional
Rideshare Programs
Ch. 405 Rules for the Certification of Energy Auditors in Maine
Ch. 407 Rules for the Energy Efficiency Buildings Performance Standards Act
Ch. 409 Pilot Energy Conservation Revolving Loan Fund Program Rule
PUC - General (cont.)
Ch. 410 Uniform System of Accounts for Gas Utilities
Ch. 420 Safety of Gas Transmission and Distribution Systems
Ch. 430 Cost of Gas Adjustment for Gas Utilities
Ch. 480 Natural Gas Energy Conservation Programs
Ch. 510 Authorization and Operation of Ferries in Casco Bay
Ch. 520 Tour, Charter and Water Taxi Services and Unscheduled
Freight Services in Casco Bay
Ch. 560 Publication and Posting Requirement for Rate Changes filed by
the Casco Bay Island Transit District
Ch. 610 Uniform System of Accounts for Water Companies
Ch. 640 Private Fire Protection Services
Ch. 691 Sale of Water Resource Land
Ch. 710 Auditing Requirements for all Public Utilities
Ch. 720 Compliance with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles)
Required of SFAS #106
Ch. 730 Compliance with the GAAP Requirements of SFAS 109
Ch. 815 Consumer Protection Standards for Electric
and Gas Transmission and Distribution Utilities
Ch. 820 Utility Requirements for Non-Core Activities and
Transactions Between Affiliates
Ch. 840 Intervenor Funding
Ch. 870 Late Payment Charges, Interest Paid on Customer Deposits /
Charges for Returned Check
Ch. 880 Attachment to Joint-Use Utility Poles; Determination and Allocation
of Costs; Procedure
Ch. 895 Underground Facility Damage Prevention Requirements
Ch. 910 Safety of Overhead Utility Lines Crossing Water and Adjacent Areas
Suitable for Rigging, Launching, and Operation Boats
Ch. 920 Maine Model Building Energy Code
Ch. 930 Solar Energy Rebate Program
65 625 Emergency Services Communication Bureau
Ch. 1 Standards for Establishing a Statewide Enhanced 9-1-1 System
Ch. 2 Requirements for the Enhanced 9-1-1 Service Provider and Local Exchange Carriers
Ch. 11 PBX/Multiline Telephone System (MLTS) Requirements