§ 7-703. Renewable energy portfolio standards
West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic UtilitiesEffective: October 1, 2022
Effective: October 1, 2022
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 7-703
Formerly cited as MD PUBLIC UTIL COMP § 7-703
§ 7-703. Renewable energy portfolio standards
(a)(1)(i) The Commission shall implement a renewable energy portfolio standard that, except as provided under paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, applies to all retail electricity sales in the State by electricity suppliers.
(b) Except as provided in subsections (e) and (f) of this section, the renewable energy portfolio standard shall be as follows:
(c) Before calculating the number of credits required to meet the percentages established under subsection (b) of this section, an electricity supplier shall exclude from its total retail electricity sales all retail electricity sales described in subsection (a)(2) and (3) of this section.
(d)(1) Subject to subsections (a) and (c) of this section, an electricity supplier shall meet the renewable energy portfolio standard for all Tier 1 and Tier 2 renewable sources except offshore wind by accumulating the equivalent amount of renewable energy credits that equal the percentages required under this section.
(e)(1) The required percentage of an electric cooperative's renewable energy portfolio standard derived from solar energy shall be 2.5% in 2020 and later.
(f)(1)(i) In this subsection the following words have the meanings indicated.
Credits
Added by Acts 2004, c. 487, § 1, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2004, c. 488, § 1, eff. July 1, 2004. Amended by Acts 2007, c. 119, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2007, c. 120, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2008, c. 125, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, c. 126, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2010, c. 494, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2011, c. 519, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Acts 2012, c. 583, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2012, c. 584, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2013, c. 3, § 1, eff. June 1, 2013; Acts 2017, c. 1, § 1, eff. March 4, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 2, § 1, eff. March 9, 2017; Acts 2018, c. 11, § 1, eff. April 5, 2018; Acts 2019, c. 757, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2021, c. 164, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 174, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 175, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 673, § 1, eff. June 1, 2021; Acts 2022, c. 135, § 5; Acts 2022, c. 578, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 7-703, MD PUBLIC UTIL § 7-703
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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