LD 1868
Achieve 100% Clean Electricity for Maine by 2040
An Act to Advance a Clean Energy Economy by Updating Renewable and Clean Resource Procurement Laws
A major win for climate and clean energy, LD 1868 accelerates Maine’s transition to 100% clean energy by an entire decade, requiring the state to update its energy portfolio to 90 percent renewable sources and 10 percent low- or zero-carbon sources by the year 2040.
The legislation’s new clean energy standard directly implements recommendations from the state energy plan released by the Governor’s Energy Office last year. The plan determined that incorporating additional low- and zero-carbon energy sources would help Maine meet its climate goals faster while keeping electricity more affordable for ratepayers.
Reaching 100% clean energy by 2040 has been a goal of the Mills Administration for several years, and LD 1868, introduced by Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee Chair Sen. Mark Lawrence, gave that goal the force of law. LD 1868 received a lot of attention in the committee, where the Natural Resources Council of Maine and other Environmental Priorities Coalition members provided strong support for the bill. It was voted out of committee Ought to Pass as Amended, with Sen. Nicole Grohoski being the only Democrat to join Republicans in opposition to the bill. The bill passed in both chambers and Governor Mills signed the bill into law on June 20.
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