Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A. Public Utilities § 1708. Information from utilities, standard-offer service providers and competitive electricity providers

1. Reports and filings. Utilities shall provide to the Public Advocate copies of all reports and other information required to be filed with or that may be submitted to the commission, except to the extent that this requirement is waived, in writing, by the Public Advocate.

2. Commission order; information disclosure. The Public Advocate may petition the commission for information or data from a public utility, standard-offer service provider or competitive electricity provider that is necessary for the Public Advocate to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The commission may, upon a showing of good cause, order a public utility, standard-offer service provider or competitive electricity provider to provide such information or data to the Public Advocate. To the extent that the information or data would otherwise be confidential pursuant to this Title or rules adopted pursuant to this Title, the Public Advocate or the utility, standard-offer service provider or competitive electricity provider may request that the commission issue a protective order pursuant to section 1311-A to protect such information or data from disclosure.

3. Data and information requests. In a proceeding before the commission, the Public Advocate has the same right to request data or information as an intervenor.