Dan Burgess was appointed Acting Commissioner of the Maine Department of Energy Resources in 2025. Prior to this appointment, he served as Director of the Governor's Energy Office since 2019. As Acting Commissioner, Dan advises the Governor, leads the state’s energy department and its dynamic team, represents Maine in regional and national forums, and serves on the boards of the Efficiency Maine Trust, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, and the National Association of State Energy Officials. Raised in Newport, Dan returned home to Maine to build upon eight years of leadership experience in energy policy and program development.
Governor Janet Mills announced today that she has nominated former Maine Senate Majority Leader and Chair of the Legislature’s Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee, Phil Bartlett, to serve as Chair of the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC).
During his time in the Legislature, Bartlett, an attorney, forged bipartisan support for several of the state’s landmark energy initiatives, including Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) legislation, as well as a bill to increase Maine’s renewable portfolio standard, and bills to support renewable energy development. He also chaired the Legislature’s Joint Select Committee on Maine's Energy Future.
Heather Sanborn sponsored several pieces oflegislationbefore the Maine Legislature's Energy, Utilities and Technology (EUT) Committee, both as a Senator and later as Public Advocate.
Sponsored Legislation as Senator
LD 1127: "An Act To Expand Community-based Solar Energy in Maine" aimed to promote new solar energy facilities and encourage collaboration between private developers and host communities.
Maine's Team Providing Us Electricity Policies
by Dan McKay
21 hours ago
Three members of the team
Dan Burgess was appointed Acting Commissioner of the Maine Department of Energy Resources in 2025. Prior to this appointment, he served as Director of the Governor's Energy Office since 2019. As Acting Commissioner, Dan advises the Governor, leads the state’s energy department and its dynamic team, represents Maine in regional and national forums, and serves on the boards of the Efficiency Maine Trust, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, and the National Association of State Energy Officials. Raised in Newport, Dan returned home to Maine to build upon eight years of leadership experience in energy policy and program development.
Governor Janet Mills announced today that she has nominated former Maine Senate Majority Leader and Chair of the Legislature’s Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee, Phil Bartlett, to serve as Chair of the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC).
During his time in the Legislature, Bartlett, an attorney, forged bipartisan support for several of the state’s landmark energy initiatives, including Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) legislation, as well as a bill to increase Maine’s renewable portfolio standard, and bills to support renewable energy development. He also chaired the Legislature’s Joint Select Committee on Maine's Energy Future.