Places responsibility for energy conservation programs with the Public Utilities Commission. Previously utility companies managed the programs, but since the industry was deregulated in 1998, their profits have depended on energy consumption. Recently, Central Maine Power had vugorously promoted consumption.

Votes / Roll Calls:

Date	Desc	Yea	Nay	No Vote	Absent	Total	Passed	Chamber
01/01/2002	Roll Call	0	2	0	1	3
Votes	Show Joseph C. Perry Sr. Absent Stephen S. Stanley Nay John L. Tuttle Nay