Fuel Mix and Emissions Disclosure

Maine's electric restructuring law lets you choose your electricity supplier instead of using the default Standard Offer Service. When you switch to a competitive electricity provider, they must give you a disclosure label showing the fuel mix and emissions of their generation at least once yearly—either on paper, their website, or other means—so you can compare environmental impacts before deciding. You have 5 days to cancel after receiving your contract terms, and you can verify on your bill that you're with the supplier you selected.

Competitive electricity providers must be licensed by the Maine Public Utilities Commission and must disclose fuel mix and emissions information to all residential and small commercial customers in a standard format at least once per calendar year. All marketing materials promoting generation service must reference the disclosure label, and within 30 days of enrollment, CEPs must provide customers a Terms of Service document containing price, contract terms, resource mix, and emissions information. This transparency requirement applies across investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities, and cooperative utilities operating in Maine's competitive market.

Maine's 2000 electric restructuring law created a competitive supply market overseen by the Public Utilities Commission, requiring utilities and competitive electricity providers to disclose fuel mix and emissions through standardized labels provided to residential and small commercial customers at least annually. The program mechanics require CEPs to include disclosure information in all written marketing materials and to furnish detailed Terms of Service documents within 30 days of customer enrollment, with customers retaining a 5-day rescission right. The Maine PUC enforces these disclosure rules and handles consumer complaints; contact is available at 1-800-452-4699.