On April 16, NEPGA testified in opposition to two proposals that would allow different degrees of utility ownership of generation assets in the state.  LD 1358 would permit an affiliate of an investor-owned transmission and distribution utility to own generation or generation-related assets, even when the generation or generation-related assets are directly interconnected to the facilities owned or operated by that investor-owned transmission and distribution utility. The bill also removes the prohibition on affiliate generation or generation-related assets participating in long-term contracts. LD 1592 would permit an investor-owned transmission and distribution utility to own, have a financial interest in or otherwise control generation or generation-related assets.