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An Act To Increase Transparency in Maine's Electricity Market
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §3203, sub-§4, ¶E, as amended by PL 2011, c. 284, §2, is further amended to read:
 
E. Must provide to the consumer within 30 days of contracting for retail service a disclosure of information provided to the commission pursuant to rules adopted under subsection 3 in a standard written format established by the commission; and
Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §3203, sub-§4, ¶F, as amended by PL 2011, c. 284, §3, is further amended to read:
 
F. Must comply with any other applicable standards or requirements adopted by the commission by rule or order.; and
Sec. 3.  35-A MRSA §3203, sub-§4, ¶H  is enacted to read:
 
H.  May not continue generation service beyond 12 months without annual express consent from the consumer.
 
SUMMARY
This bill prohibits a competitive electricity provider from continuing generation service to a consumer beyond 12 months without annual express consent from the consumer.