Glenfar suspends ADA backstop and commits to $150M for Alaska LNG project's final investment decision.

Boulder proposes equal treatment of utility bills and financing despite utility concerns about risks.

Puerto Rico utilizes federal loans to decrease energy costs, aiding consumer affordability.

Commissioners denied UCA's request to reopen evidence on the on-bill financing program, granted SWEAP's motion to respond, required Public Service to file multiple executable cost‑benefit analyses (including a modified UCT and participant-level tests), and directed the company and CCEF to use a 60–90 day notice process before expanding renter eligibility.

CCEF has not discussed reducing interest rates, which are fixed for three years.

CCEF clarifies customer debt attachment and enrollment process for heat pump financing.

The committee voted to move language (Part TT) reauthorizing previously lapsed Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) authority to finance energy projects; FAME said it has no active projects now but the statute would allow careful underwriting and public hearings for future energy financings up to a statutory ceiling.

Funding for energy projects relies on private financing, not Alaska Energy Authority.

GO‑Biz and IBank officials outlined staffing and funding needs to implement SB 254’s transmission accelerator; lawmakers pressed for clarity on state liability, ownership, and realistic estimates of long‑term ratepayer savings (range presented: ~10–40% lifetime savings in some structures).

Bankers and PACE providers described lender‑consent, lien priority and administration models for commercial PACE; witnesses said lender consent language is critical to securing commercial lending support and administrators can minimize municipal burden through third‑party operation.

After a policy session explaining Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (CPACE) financing and options, the board directed staff to develop a CPACE program and return with proposal options; commissioners flagged lien priority, foreclosure and qualifying thresholds as areas for further work.

The Finance Committee adopted an amendment (1788) to extend municipal net‑metering financing terms toward a 20‑year alignment and then reported Senate Bill 538 as 'ought to pass' (committee roll reported 24–0); supporters said the change helps municipal solar projects complete financing.

Representative Walter's first-substitute bill expanded Energy Council membership, authorized co-chairs, and established a special-district financing mechanism to facilitate large energy-generation and transmission projects without state obligation; sponsors said the bill avoids eminent-domain authority and coordinates with local governments.