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ME Community Based Renewable Energy Production Incentive (Pilot Program) |
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| Type of Incentive |
Utility Rates |
| Eligible States |
ME
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| Eligible Technology |
Backpressure Turbine, Boiler, Combustion Turbine, Condensing Turbine, Extracting Turbine, Fuel Cell, Microturbine, Other, Reciprocating Engine, Heat Recovery Generator, Stirling Engine |
| Eligible Fuel |
# 2 Fuel Oil, # 6 Fuel Oil, Biogas, Biomass, Coal, Hydrogen, LFG, Municipal Solid Waste, Natural Gas, Other, Tire-Derived Fuel, Waste heat Recovery |
| Eligible Project Size |
<10 |
| Number of Awards |
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| Size of Award |
Choice of either 1.5 REC credit multiplier; or Up to $0.10/kWh (tbd by Public Utilities Commission) |
| Start Date |
9/1/2009 |
| End Date |
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| Minimum Efficiency(%) |
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| Additional Information |
To be eligible for incentives, a generating facility must be 51% locally owned, use renewable energy resources (solar, wind, hydro, certain biomass, fuel cells, and tidal), be no larger than 10 MW in generating capacity, and be located in the State. Qualifying local owners include individuals, state and local government entities, federally recognized Indian tribes, nonprofit corporations organized under laws of the state, and business entities organized in the state with 51% local ownership. Furthermore, a community-based renewable energy project 100 kilowatts (kW) or greater must provide documentation of support from the municipality or tribe (where applicable) in which the project will be located. All projects must be grid-connected and put into service after September 1, 2009. The PUC is currently developing an application. Legislation mandates that up to 50 megawatts (MW) of generating capacity will be permitted under the program, and individual participants may not exceed 10 MW. Of the 50 MW cap, 10 MW must be reserved specifically for small program participants (with generating capacity less than 100 kW) or for participants located in a service territory of a cooperative transmission and distribution utility. |
| Web Site |
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_124th/chapters/PUBLIC329.asp  |
| Additional Web Site |
http://www.dsireusa.org/incentives/incentive.cfm?Incentive_Code=ME13F&re=1&ee=1 |
| Primary Contact |
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