{"data":{"id":"us-me/35-a-m.r.s.-3132-d","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"35-A M.R.S. §3132-D","heading":"Nonwires alternatives procurement","body":"When the commission determines a nonwires alternative is appropriate under section 3132, 3132‑A or 3132‑B, the nonwires alternative must be prudently procured in accordance with this section.\n1.  Behind the meter alternatives.  For a nonwires alternative on the customer side of the meter, the investor-owned transmission and distribution utility shall contract with the Efficiency Maine Trust to deliver the nonwires alternative through the trust's programs.\n2.  Grid-side alternatives.  For a nonwires alternative on the grid side of the meter, the commission shall determine an entity, which may include but is not limited to the investor-owned transmission and distribution utility or a 3rd party, to deliver the nonwires alternative and shall make orders as necessary.\nAn investor-owned transmission and distribution utility's prudently incurred costs to deliver nonwires alternatives directly or under contract with the Efficiency Maine Trust or a 3rd party are recoverable in rates.  For purposes of this section, prudently incurred costs do not include a financial or performance incentive for the utility.","path":["TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES","PART 3: ELECTRIC POWER","CHAPTER 31: GENERAL PROVISIONS","SUBCHAPTER 2: ENERGY PLANNING; CONSTRUCTION; PURCHASES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/35-A/title35-Asec3132-D.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:40Z","sha256":"61ef880f389693f091252ad8c6b4f9fac8401e7786af4b8f09a5eecfa1ba574f","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/35-a-m.r.s.-3132-c","next":"us-me/35-a-m.r.s.-3133"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}