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Rebecca Schultz, Climate & Clean Energy Senior Advocate

Rebecca has 15 years of experience in climate, air quality, and electric utility policy, most recently working with US EPA in its Office of Air and Radiation. Much of her career has focused on international advising, particularly building capacity to reduce emissions in China, where she lived and worked in different regions for many years. She has worked on energy and climate issues with the Regulatory Assistance Project, Energy Foundation, and Center for American Progress. She holds a Masters of Environmental Science from Yale’s School of Forestry.

LD 325, An Act to Improve Consideration of Electricity Rate Increases

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Testimony in Support of LD 325, An Act To Require Transparency in Transmission and Distribution Utility Advertising Expenditures (Note: bill name was changed) Senator Lawrence, Representative Zeigler, and members of the Joint Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology, my name is Rebecca Schultz. I am a Senior Advocate for Climate and Clean Energy at the Read More

Integrated Grid Planning for Maine

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In early February, Maine’s utility watchdog held the first in a series of public workshops, part of a new participatory approach to planning the future of Maine’s electric grid, called “integrated grid planning.”  The stakes are high for Maine. If we do this poorly, utilities’ interests will continue to dominate, resulting in high costs to Read More

LD 69, An Act to Improve Electrical Supply Cost Transparency

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Testimony in Opposition to LD 69, An Act to Improve Electrical Supply Cost Transparency Senator Lawrence, Representative Zeigler, and members of the Joint Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology, my name is Rebecca Schultz. I am a senior advocate for climate and clean energy at the Natural Resources Council of Maine, which is Maine’s leading Read More

Support of LD 1959, An Act To Ensure Transmission and Distribution Utility Accountability

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Senator Lawrence, Representative Berry, and members of the Joint Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities, and Technology, my name is Rebecca Schultz. I am the Senior Advocate for Climate and Clean Energy for the Natural Resources Council of Maine. I am testifying in support of LD 1959, with suggested changes to strengthen the legislation. We believe Read More

Maine’s Utility Regulators Have a New Mandate to Act on Climate Change

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Against the backdrop of a highly productive legislative session for Maine’s environment earlier this year, one new law could prove to be extremely important to Maine’s efforts to address climate change. The bill, LD 1682, expands the responsibility of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to include reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Governor’s Energy Office and Read More