Selected 2021 Maine legislation on energy and climate

Here is a round-up of selected energy- and climate-related legislative bills pending before the 130th Maine Legislature and printed as of January 28, 2021:

LD 9 (SP16) An Act To Promote Renewable Energy by Authorizing a Power-to-fuel Pilot Program 

LD 82 (HP48) Resolve, To Provide for Participation of the State in the Planning and Negotiations for the Atlantic Loop Energy Project

LD 87 (HP53) An Act To Implement the State Climate Action Plan, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Enhance Maine's Economy

LD 99 (HP65) An Act To Require the State To Divest Itself of Assets Invested in the Fossil Fuel Industry

LD 101 (HP67) An Act To Prohibit Offshore Wind Energy Development

LD 143 (HP99) An Act To Make the Arrearage Management Program Permanent

LD 170 (HP123) An Act Pertaining to Transmission Lines Not Needed for Reliability or Local Generation

LD 179 (HP132) An Act To Exclude Energy Efficiency Improvements from Property Tax

LD 201 (SP90) An Act To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Promote Weatherization in the Buildings Sector by Extending the Sunset Date for the Historic Property Rehabilitation Tax Credit

LD 226 (HP161) An Act To Limit the Use of Hydrofluorocarbons To Fight Climate Change

LD 249 (SP111) An Act To Eliminate the Current Net Energy Billing Policy in Maine

LD 251 (HP172) An Act Regarding Public Utility Assessments, Fees and Penalties