Section 7-804 - [Effective 10/1/2024] Regulations(a) On or before December 31, 2025, the Commission shall adopt regulations or issue orders to: (1) implement specific policies for electric system planning;(2) require consideration of investment in, or procurement of, cost -effective demand-side methods and technology to improve reliability and efficiency, including virtual power plants; and(3) implement specific policies for improvements in order to promote the State's policy goals under § 7-802 of this subtitle.(b) The regulations adopted and orders issued under subsection (a) of this section shall: (1) be developed with consideration given to the inherent differences, individual circumstances, and available resources among investor-owned electric companies, electric cooperatives, and municipal electric utilities; and(2) if determined necessary by the Commission, establish separate requirements for investor-owned electric companies, electric cooperatives, and municipal electric utilities.Md. Code art. Public Utilities, § 7-804Md. Code, Public Utilities § 7-804
Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 540,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2024.Added by 2022 Md. Laws, Ch. 38, Sec. 4, eff. 6/1/2022.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.