During the 2009 session, the Legislature enacted An Act To Establish the Community-based Renewable Energy Pilot Program (Act), P.L. 2009, ch. 329. Part A of the Act establishes a pilot program, administered by the MPUC, to provide incentives for the development of community-based renewable projects. These projects must be “locally owned electricity generating facilities” (51% or more of the facility must be owned by “qualifying local owners”) and must not exceed 10 MW. The Commission has received the following requests for certification as a qualifying community-based renewable project.
On June 22 2015 the Legislature adopted P.L. 2015 ch. 232, An Act to Amend the Community-based Renewable Energy Program” (Act). The Act makes several changes to the existing Community-based Renewable Energy Program. Among other changes, Section 5 of the Act requires that the Commission review all projects that have been certified under the Program but have not yet reached commercial operations to determine whether those projects are reasonably likely to achieve commercial operations by December 31, 2018 (Viability Assessment). For those projects the Commission determines will not be viable by that date, the Act states that the Commission must revoke any contract awarded, but that the projects will remain certified as defined in §4(B) of Chapter 325 of the Commission’s Rules. This Report to the Legislature describes the program in more detail.
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- PUBLIC Law, Chapter 329
- PUBLIC Law 454, "An Act to Ensure Equitable Support for Long-term Energy Contracts
- Adopted Rule for Ch. 325, Community-Based Renewable Energy Pilot Program
- 2011 Request for Proposals for Community-Based Renewable Energy Projects(CLOSED)
- 2013 Request for Proposals for Community-Based Renewable Energy Projects (CLOSED)
- 2015 Request for Proposals for Community-Based Renewable Energy Projects (CLOSED)
| Docket Number | Applicant | Order |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-65 | Fox Islands Wind, LLC | Word |
| 2010-141 | Exeter Agri-Energy, LLC (fka Stonyvale, Inc.) | |
| 2010-176 | Maine Renewable Energy Consortium | Word |
| 2011-50 | Jonesport Wind Power, LLC | Word |
| 2011-78 | Lubec Wind Power, LLC | Word |
| 2011-154 | Pisgah Mountain, LLC | |
| 2012-238 | Good Will Hinckley School | |
| 2012-00556 | ReVision Energy, LLC; Unity College | |
| 2012-00535 | Revision Energy, LLC; Riding to the Top Therapeutic Riding Stables | |
| 2012-00548 | Lewiston-Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority | |
| 2013-00216 | Goose River Hydro, Inc. | |
| 2013-00385 | Shamrock Partners, LLC | |
| 2013-00409 | Maine Woods Pellets | |
| 2013-00387 | Clinton Agri-Energy, LLC | |
| 2010-141 | Exeter Agri-Energy, LLC Expansion (fka Stonyvale, Inc.) | |
| 2013-00398 | Bryant Mountain Wind Power, LLC | |
| 2011-00050, 2011-00078, 2011-00150 | Jonesport Wind, LLC | |
| 2013-00517 | Peaked Wind (Denial) | |
| 2016-00294 | Pittsfield Solar, LLC | |
| 2015-00299 | Georges River Energy, LLC |
Awarded Contracts
- 2011 RFP Awarded Community-Based Renewable Projects (Word)
- 2013 RFP Awarded Community-Based Renewable Projects -- Maine Wood Pellet Company, LLC and Shamrock Partners, LLC (PDF)
- 2013 RFP Awarded Community-Based Renewable Projects -- Exeter Agri-Energy, LLC Expansion (fka Stonyvale, Inc) and Jonesport Wind, LLC (PDF)
- 2013 Awarded Community-Based Renewable Projects -- Shamrock Partners (10MW)
- 2015 Awarded Community-Based Renewable Projects -- Clear Energy, LLC & Cianbro Development Corporation; Georges River Energy, LLC; Mayo Mill, LLC; Shamrock Partners, LLC (Order Part I) (Order Part II)