MaineMaine provides training for local home energy coaching programs
Maine’s Department of Energy Resources provides shared home energy coaching materials for communities and runs a resource hub as funding allows.
What it does
Maine’s Department of Energy Resources provides training and materials for local home energy coaching programs. It runs the resource hub as funding allows.
The law sets aside $100,000 in one-time funding from Maine’s General Fund for fiscal year 2026–27 to develop and maintain shared training and program materials.
Argument forShared training and materials could help communities guide residents through home energy choices without developing all their coaching resources themselves.
Argument againstOne-time funding and administration tied to available money could limit how reliably communities receive support for their energy coaching programs.
More detail
Maine’s Department of Energy Resources must make shared training and program materials available for community energy coaching. The coaching helps residents understand energy-saving upgrades and clean energy options, with particular attention to low-income, rural, and underserved communities. Communities may use the materials to run their own energy coaching programs. The department administers the resource hub as funding allows.
The law sets aside $100,000 from Maine’s General Fund for the resource hub’s training and program materials. The funding goes to the Department of Energy Resources for the Maine Home Energy Navigator and Coaching Resource Hub. The money supports developing and maintaining standardized training and program materials. The funding applies to fiscal year 2026–27.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 15Signed by Governor Janet MillsLatest
- Apr 13Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 945 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- Vote recorded ENACTMENT. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 13Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence.Passed 2nd Chamber
- Apr 13On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table.
- Mar 25On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
- Mar 24Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Mar 24PASSED TO BE ENACTED.Became Law
- Mar 19Ordered sent down forthwith.
- Mar 19READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-858), in concurrence.Minor
- Mar 19COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- Mar 18ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- Mar 18Committee Amendment "A" (H-858) READ and ADOPTED.Minor
- Mar 18Bill READ ONCEMinor
- Mar 18On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED in concurrence.
- Mar 18Reports READ
- Mar 17Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Mar 17The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-858).Minor
- Mar 17Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- Mar 17Committee Amendment "A" (H-858) was READ and ADOPTED.Minor
- Mar 17The Bill was READ ONCE.Minor
- Mar 17On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- Mar 17Reports READ.
- Mar 16Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
- Mar 5Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 5Work Session Held
- Feb 24On motion by Senator Lawrence of York REFERRED to Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology, in concurrence.
- Feb 24Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- Feb 24Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Feb 24The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGYMinor
- Feb 24Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- Feb 24Representative SACHS for the Joint Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology pursuant to Resolve 2025, chapter 86, section 2 reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY and printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.Introduced
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