An Act To Protect The Confidentiality Of Information Of Individual Customers Of A Public Utility

LD 251 amends Maine law to protect individual customer information held by public utilities (like electricity or gas companies). It excludes such data from Maine's public records definition under the Freedom of Access Act when designated confidential by the Public Utilities Commission through formal rules. This directly affects utility customers whose personal or usage data may be shielded from public disclosure. The bill does not create new privacy requirements but establishes a process for the Commission to determine which utility customer information qualifies as confidential. The key mechanism is the Commission's authority to issue rules designating specific customer data as confidential.