{"data":{"id":"us-me/35-a-m.r.s.-3501","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"35-A M.R.S. §3501","heading":"Definitions","body":"1.  Consumer-owned transmission and distribution utility.  For the purposes of this chapter, \"consumer-owned transmission and distribution utility\" means any transmission and distribution utility that is wholly owned by its consumers, including its consumers served in the State.  \"Consumer-owned transmission and distribution utility\" includes but is not limited to:\nA.  Any rural electrification cooperative organized under chapter 37;\nB.  Any electrification cooperative organized on a cooperative plan under the laws of the State;\nC.  Any municipal or quasi-municipal transmission and distribution utility located in the State;\nD.  The portion of any municipal or quasi-municipal entity located in the State providing transmission and distribution services; and\nE.  Any transmission and distribution utility wholly owned by a municipality located in the State.","path":["TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES","PART 3: ELECTRIC POWER","CHAPTER 35: CONSUMER-OWNED TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/35-A/title35-Asec3501.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:40Z","sha256":"24a3cd7992fb7aab1b1cbb9f8e5df5f66b0ead85423ce04bce61fc4e0d531dd5","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/35-a-m.r.s.-3499","next":"us-me/35-a-m.r.s.-3502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}