§ 7-201. Long-range plans for electric companies
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MD Code, Public Utilities, § 7-201
Formerly cited as MD PUBLIC UTIL COMP § 7-201
§ 7-201. Long-range plans for electric companies
(a)(1) Annually, the Chairman of the Commission shall forward to the Secretary of Natural Resources a 10-year plan listing possible and proposed sites, including the associated transmission routes, for the construction of electric plants within the State.
(3) The Chairman shall include information in the annual 10-year plan on current and projected efforts by electric companies and the Commission to moderate overall electrical generation demand and peak demand through the electric companies' promotion of energy conservation by customers and through the electric companies' use of alternative energy sources, including cogeneration.
(4) To the extent that the Commission requires an electric company to report the information described in paragraph (3) of this subsection, a small rural electric cooperative described in § 7-502(a) of this title may satisfy the requirement by submitting to the Commission a copy of the power requirement study that the small rural electric cooperative submits to the rural utilities service.
(b)(1) The Commission shall evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the investments by electric companies in energy conservation to reduce electrical demand and in renewable energy sources to help meet electrical demand.
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Added by Acts 1998, c. 8, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1998. Amended by Acts 1999, c. 3, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 1999, c. 4, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2003, c. 101, § 1, eff. July 1, 2003.
Formerly Art. 78, § 54B.
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 7-201, MD PUBLIC UTIL § 7-201
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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