Testimony - Cable Stakeholder Information - Reports
The files below are posted as PDF files.
130th Legislature 1st Session
Testimony
- L.D. 1708 - May 20, 2021 - An Act To Create the Pine Tree Power Company, a Nonprofit Utility, To Deliver Lower Rates, Reliability and Local Control for Maine Energy Independence
- L.D. 1707 - May 20, 2021 - An Act To Increase Transparency on Cable and Internet and Other Communications Services Price Increases
- L.D. 1710 - May 18, 2021 - An Act To Require Prompt and Effective Use of the Renewable Energy Resources of Northern Maine
- L.D. 744 - May 18, 2021 - An Act To Extend the Right-of-way Surrounding Power Lines for the Purpose of Tree Trimming
- L.D. 1666 - May 12, 2021 - An Act To Direct the Public Utilities Commission to Implement a Statewide, Multi-use Online Energy Data Platform
- L.D. 1659 - May 12, 2021 - An Act To Create the Maine Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator
- L.D. 1556 - May 12, 2021 - Resolve, To Create the Commission To Study and Recommend a Financing Model To Increase Capital Investment in Renewable Energy, Clean Energy Technology, Energy Efficiency Projects and Jobs in Maine
- L.D. 1634 - May 5, 2021 - An Act To Create the Maine Generation Authority
- L.D. 1619 - May 4, 2021 - An Act To Establish a Moratorium on Offshore Wind Power Projects in Maine's Territorial Waters
- L.D. 101 - May 4, 2021 - An Act To Prohibit Offshore Wind Energy Development
- L.D. 1555 - April 27, 2021 - An Act To Fund Broadband Internet Infrastructure for Marginalized Groups in the State
- L.D. 1484 - April 27, 2021 - An Act To Enhance the ConnectMaine Authority's Capacity To Provide World-class Internet
- L.D. 1432 - April 27, 2021 - An Act To Update the Municipal Gigabit Broadband Network Access Fund
- L.D. 1191 - April 27, 2021 - Resolve, To Study the Feasibility of Time-of-use Rates
- L.D. 989 - April 27, 2021 - An Act Regarding the Procurement of Renewable Natural Gas by Gas Utilities
- L.D. 848 - April 27, 2021 - An Act To Increase High-speed Internet In Rural Maine
- L.D. 1435 - April 20, 2021 - An Act Regarding the Solicitation of Contracts for Distributed Resources That Use Renewable Energy
- L.D. 1431 - April 20, 2021 - An Act To Require Certain Veterans' Organizations To Be Billed for Electricity Usage at the Same Rate as Residential Customers
- L.D. 1098 - April 20, 2021 - An Act To Support Rural Maine Residents through the Winter by Providing Rebates for Backup Power Generators
- L.D. 1332 - April 13, 2021 - An Act Regarding Net Energy Billing Limits
- L.D. 1328 - April 13, 2021 - An Act To Protect Maine Electricity Customers from Threats of Disconnection in the Wintertime
- L.D. 1079 - April 13, 2021 - Resolve, To Review the Effects of the Deregulation of Maine Utilities
- L.D. 1025 - April 13, 2021 - An Act To Allow a Customer with a Net Energy Billing Arrangement To Annually Donate Any Unused Kilowatt-hour Credits
- L.D. 1107 - April 6, 2021 - An Act To Create Needed Broadband Infrastructure in Rural Maine through the Establishment of a Satellite-based Broadband Grant Program
- L.D. 1008 - April 6, 2021 - An Act To Require Joint Use Entities To Establish Permanent Liaisons with All County Emergency Management Agencies
- L.D. 933 - April 6, 2021 - An Act To Facilitate the Expansion of Broadband to Unserved Areas of the State
- L.D. 920 - April 6, 2021 - An Act To Promote Oversight of and Competitive Parity among Video Service Providers
- L.D. 848 - April 6, 2021 - An Act To Increase High-speed Internet In Rural Maine
- L.D. 815 - April 6, 2021 - An Act To Support School Decarbonization
- L.D. 1053 - March 25, 2021 - An Act To Allow Microgrids That Are in the Public Interest
- L.D. 506 - March 24, 2021 - An Act To Reduce the Tax Burden on Low-income Electricity Customers
- March 29, 2021 - Letter provided for work session
- L.D. 511 - March 23. 2021 - An Act To Require Telephone Service Providers To Provide at No Cost to Customers Services Designed To Reduce the Number of So-called Robocalls and Automatically Dialed Telephone Calls
- L.D. 508 - March 9, 2021 - An Act To Improve Regulation of Door-to-door Marketing of Retail Energy Supply
- L.D. 507 - March 9, 2021 - An Act To Improve Consumer Protections for Community Solar Projects
- L.D. 487 - March 9, 2021 - An Act Regarding Certain Employees of and To Allow Supplemental Funding for the Public Advocate
- L.D. 347 - February 25, 2021 - An Act To Facilitate Maine's Climate Goals by Encouraging Use of Electric Vehicles
- L.D. 314 - February 23, 2021 - An Act To Continue the Green Power Electricity Offer
- L.D. 143 - February 18, 2021 - An Act To Make the Arrearage Management Program Permanent
- March 4, 2021 - Letter provided for work session
Committee Presentations
- Office of the Public Advocate Introductory Presentation - February 11, 2021
Cable Stakeholder Process
Stakeholder Group - Examine a Statewide Franchise Approach for Cable Television Service
- Report to the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee - January 20, 2021
- October 21, 2020 - Meeting Agenda (PDF)
- Video recording - link to video hosted on Vimeo
- September 16, 2020 - Meeting Agenda (PDF)
- Video recording - link to video hosted on Vimeo
- August 19, 2020 - Meeting Agenda (PDF)
- Video recording - link to video hosted on Vimeo
- July 15, 2020 - Meeting Agenda (PDF)
- Video recording - link to video hosted on Vimeo
Reports
The Office of the Public Advocate Annual Report is located here.
- 2019 Program Evaluation Report of the Office of the Public Advocate
- Maine Low-Income Energy Burden Study (2019)
- Maine Low-Income Household Energy Efficiency Baseline Study (2018)
- A Ratepayer Focused Strategy for Distributed Solar in Maine (August 2015)
- Cellular Voice Coverage in Rural Maine - An analysis of call performance and signal strength in the Bingham, Greenville, Jackman, Rangeley and Sedgwick telephone exchanges. (February 2015)