Three top generators in Maine have asked the state’s PUC to allow them to intervene in the proceeding on the New England Clean Energy Connect.

The Maine PUC proposed a 15-year phase-out of net metering for current rooftop solar systems and a 10-year limit for new systems.

The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) endorsed a plan in which electric ratepayers would help finance natural gas pipeline expansion.

Maine Public Utilities Commission staff said that historic low prices for natural gas have removed the urgency for more pipeline capacity.