September 9, 2026
Major parties to a Maine PUC investigation into time of use rates, including whether TOU rates should be adopted for default service, have proposed shelving the investigation, with the near-term focus instead shifting to (among other things) consideration of other changes to default service to…
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August 13, 2026
The presiding officers of a Maine PUC proceeding reviewing whether to adopt, on an opt-in or opt-out basis, time of use rates for electricity standard offer service have extended a current stay in the proceeding such that the stay is extended to September 14, 2026
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August 12, 2026
The Maine Office of the Public Advocate (OPA) asked the Maine PUC for an extension of a stay in a proceeding reviewing whether to adopt, on an opt-in or opt-out basis, time of use rates for electricity standard offer service
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June 26, 2026
Staff of the Maine PUC, in conjunction with Staff's consultant, have provided a further response to the utilities' questions concerning a minimum stay, or switching restriction, that would apply in certain straw proposals for time of use default service rates
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June 23, 2026
The Maine Office of the Public Advocate has expressed concern regarding if, and when, customers would receive benefits from Time of Use electric rates (including potentially TOU default service rates) in Maine, given that straw proposals under consideration would not change the wholesale default…
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June 10, 2026
Addresses Timeline For Reconciliation Of SOS Rates
Staff of the Maine PUC, in answers provided in conjunction with a PUC consultant, have answered further questions concerning straw proposals for the implementation of time of use rates, including TOU default service rates.
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June 1, 2026
The Maine PUC Staff have informed stakeholders that, at this time, Versant Power’s Maine Public District (formerly Maine Public Service) is being removed from consideration in connection with various straw proposals for implementing time of use default service rates
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May 26, 2026
The presiding officers of a Maine PUC proceeding reviewing whether to adopt, on an opt-in or opt-out basis, time of use rates for electricity standard offer service have declined to stay the proceeding
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May 14, 2026
The Maine Office of the Public Advocate (OPA) asked the Maine PUC to stay a proceeding reviewing whether to adopt, on an opt-in or opt-out basis, time of use rates for electricity standard offer service
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April 6, 2026
The Maine PUC has posted answers from PUC Staff, and the PUC's consultant, to questions from the electric utilities concerning various straw proposals for the implementation of time of use electric rates, including potentially TOU supply rates for Standard Offer (non-shopping) customers
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February 10, 2026
NRG Energy has petitioned the Maine PUC for rule changes to allow opt-out electricity aggregation by municipalities
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January 27, 2026
The Maine PUC has expanded the scope of its investigation into the use of time of use rates for electricity Standard Offer service to now include consideration of Critical Peak Pricing (CPP), Peak Time Rebate (PTR), and EV-Only Charging Incentives, as well as other proposals that stakeholders may…
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June 20, 2025
The Maine PUC opened an investigation to consider whether the state's investor-owned electric utilities should be required to develop and offer time of use rates for Standard Offer service for residential and small business customers.
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