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An Act To Provide Incentives for Energy Conservation through Voltage Regulation
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  35-A MRSA §3105  is enacted to read:
§ 3105. Voltage regulation technologies
An electric utility may recover from ratepayers the costs of and earn a 15% rate of return on investments and installations of voltage regulation technologies that reduce energy consumption, improve grid efficiency, raise or lower voltage as needed and are 99% or more efficient across at least 90% of the load curve.
 
SUMMARY
This bill provides that an electric utility may recover from ratepayers the costs of and earn a 15% rate of return on investments and installations of voltage regulation technologies that reduce energy consumption, improve grid efficiency, raise or lower voltage as needed and are 99% or more efficient across at least 90% of the load curve.