Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB905 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	sb0905
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7	7	SENATE BILL 905
8	8	M5, C5 3lr3088
9	9	CF HB 1035
10	10	By: Senator Feldman
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 15, 2023
12	12	Assigned to: Rules
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Electric Companies, Gas Companies, and the Department of Housing and 2
19	19	Community Development – Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of requiring each electric company and gas company and the Department 4
22	22	of Housing and Community Development to procure or provide for its customers or 5
23	23	certain individuals, beginning on a certain date and with a certain frequency, certain 6
24	24	energy efficiency, conservation, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction programs 7
25	25	and services to encourage and promote the efficient use and conservation of energy 8
26	26	in support of certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals and targets; requiring 9
27	27	the Public Service Commission to encourage and promote the efficient use and 10
28	28	conservation of energy in support of certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction 11
29	29	goals and targets in a certain manner; requiring certain electric companies and gas 12
30	30	companies and the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop 13
31	31	and submit to the Commission, on or before a certain date and with a certain 14
32	32	frequency, a plan for achieving certain energy efficiency, conservation, and 15
33	33	greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets; requiring the Department of the 16
34	34	Environment to prepare and submit to the Commission a certain analysis; and 17
35	35	generally relating to the efficient use and conservation of energy in support of 18
36	36	greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals and targets. 19
37	37
38	38	BY repealing 20
39	39	Article – Public Utilities 21
40	40	Section 7–211 22
41	41	Annotated Code of Maryland 23
42	42	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 24
43	43
44	44	BY adding to 25
45	45	Article – Public Utilities 26
46	46	The new part designation “Part I. In General” to immediately precede Section 7–201; 27
47	47	and Section 7–220 through 7–226 to be under the new part “Part II. Energy 28
48	48	Efficiency and Conservation Plans” 29 2 SENATE BILL 905
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51	51	Annotated Code of Maryland 1
52	52	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 2
53	53
54	54	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 3
55	55	Article – Public Utilities 4
56	56	Section 7–510.3(j)(2) 5
57	57	Annotated Code of Maryland 6
58	58	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 7
59	59
60	60	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
61	61	Article – State Government 9
62	62	Section 9–20B–05(f)(4) 10
63	63	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
64	64	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 12
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66	66	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
67	67	That Section(s) 7–211 of Article – Public Utilities of the Annotated Code of Maryland be 14
68	68	repealed. 15
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70	70	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the new part designation 16
71	71	“Part I. In General” be added to immediately precede Section 7–201 of Article – Public 17
72	72	Utilities of the Annotated Code of Maryland. 18
73	73
74	74	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 19
75	75	as follows: 20
76	76
77	77	Article – Public Utilities 21
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79	79	7–218. RESERVED. 22
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81	81	7–219. RESERVED. 23
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83	83	PART II. ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION PLANS. 24
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85	85	7–220. 25
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87	87	(A) IN THIS PART THE FOLL OWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 26
88	88	INDICATED. 27
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90	90	(B) “BEHIND–THE–METER PROGRAM ” MEANS A PROGRAM THAT IMPACTS 28
91	91	THE CUSTOMER SIDE OF THE UTILITY METER , INCLUDING ENERGY EFF ICIENCY 29
92	92	PROGRAMS, BENEFICIAL ELECTRIFI CATION PROGRAMS , AND DEMAND RESPONSE 30
93	93	PROGRAMS. 31
94	94	SENATE BILL 905 3
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96	96
97	97	(C) “BENEFICIAL EL ECTRIFICATION ” MEANS THE REPLACEMEN T OF 1
98	98	DIRECT FOSSIL FUEL W ITH ELECTRICITY IN A MANNER THAT REDUCES OVERALL 2
99	99	LIFETIME EMISSIONS , ENERGY USE, OR ENERGY COSTS . 3
100	100
101	101	(D) “CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVA LENT” MEANS THE MEASUREMEN T OF A 4
102	102	GIVEN WEIGHT OF GREE NHOUSE GAS THAT H AS THE SAME GLOBAL W ARMING 5
103	103	POTENTIAL, MEASURED OVER A SPEC IFIC PERIOD OF TIME , AS 1 METRIC TON OF 6
104	104	CARBON DIOXIDE . 7
105	105
106	106	(E) “DEMAND RESPONSE PROGR AM” MEANS A PROGRAM ESTA BLISHED BY 8
107	107	AN ELECTRIC COMPANY THAT PROMOTES CHANGE S IN ELECTRIC USAGE BY 9
108	108	CUSTOMERS FROM T HEIR NORMAL CONSUMPT ION PATTERNS IN RESP ONSE TO: 10
109	109
110	110	(1) CHANGES IN THE PRICE OF ELECTRICITY OVER TIME; OR 11
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112	112	(2) INCENTIVES DESIGNED TO INDUCE LOWER ELEC TRICITY USE AT 12
113	113	TIMES OF HIGH WHOLES ALE MARKET PRICES OR WHEN SYSTEM RELIABIL ITY IS 13
114	114	JEOPARDIZED . 14
115	115
116	116	(F) “ENERGY EFFICIENCY ” MEANS THE USE OF LES S ENERGY TO PERFORM 15
117	117	THE SAME TASK OR PRO DUCE THE SAME RESULT . 16
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119	119	(G) “FRONT–OF–METER COMMUNITY PROG RAM” MEANS A PROGRAM THAT : 17
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121	121	(1) IS SEPARATE FROM FRO NT–OF–METER UTILITY PROGRA MS; 18
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123	123	(2) IMPACTS THE UTILITY SIDE OF THE METER ; AND 19
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125	125	(3) DIRECTLY BENEFITS A SET OF CUSTOMERS . 20
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127	127	(H) “FRONT–OF–METER UTILITY PROGRA M” MEANS A PROGRAM THAT 21
128	128	IMPACTS THE UTILITY SIDE OF A METER AND BENEFITS ALL UTILITY CUSTOMERS , 22
129	129	INCLUDING ENERGY EFF ICIENCY PROGRAMS , BENEFICIAL ELECTRIFI CATION 23
130	130	PROGRAMS, AND DEMAND RESPONSE PROGRAMS. 24
131	131
132	132	(I) “GREENHOUSE GAS ” INCLUDES: 25
133	133
134	134	(1) CARBON DIOXIDE ; 26
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136	136	(2) METHANE; 27
137	137
138	138	(3) NITROUS OXIDE ; 28
139	139	4 SENATE BILL 905
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142	142	(4) HYDROFLUOROCARBONS ; 1
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144	144	(5) PERFLUOROCARBONS ; AND 2
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146	146	(6) SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE . 3
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148	148	(J) “GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSI ONS REDUCTION ” MEANS A REDUCTION IN 4
149	149	GREENHOUSE GAS EMISS IONS, MEASURED IN METRIC T ONS OF CARBON DIOXID E 5
150	150	EQUIVALENTS , INCLUDING: 6
151	151
152	152	(1) GREENHOUSE GAS EMISS IONS FROM THE GENERA TION OF 7
153	153	ELECTRICITY DELIVERE D TO AND CONSUMED IN THE STATE; AND 8
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155	155	(2) LINE LOSSES FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND DIS TRIBUTION OF 9
156	156	ELECTRICITY, REGARDLESS OF WHETHE R THE ELECTRICITY IS GENERATED 10
157	157	IN–STATE OR IMPORTED . 11
158	158
159	159	(K) “NON–ENERGY PROGRAM ” MEANS A PROGRAM WITH UTILITY BENEFITS 12
160	160	THAT ARE PRIMARILY N ON–ENERGY–BASED. 13
161	161
162	162	(L) “PLAN” MEANS ANY COMBINATIO N OF BEHIND–THE–METER PROGRAMS , 14
163	163	FRONT–OF–METER COMMUNITY PROG RAMS, FRONT–OF–METER UTILITY 15
164	164	PROGRAMS, OR NON–ENERGY PROGRAMS THAT : 16
165	165
166	166	(I) ACHIEVE ENERGY EFFIC IENCY, CONSERVATION , AND 17
167	167	GREENHOUSE GAS EMISS IONS REDUCTION TARGE TS; AND 18
168	168
169	169	(II) INCLUDE A COST RECOV ERY PROPOSAL . 19
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171	171	7–221. 20
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173	173	THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DE CLARES THAT ENERGY E FFICIENCY 21
174	174	IS: 22
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176	176	(1) AMONG THE LEAST EXPE NSIVE WAYS TO MEET T HE ENERGY 23
177	177	DEMANDS OF THE STATE; 24
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179	179	(2) A MEANS OF AFFORDABL E, RELIABLE, AND CLEAN ENERGY FOR 25
180	180	CONSUMERS OF MARYLAND; AND 26
181	181
182	182	(3) ONE METHOD TO ACHIEV E MARYLAND’S CLIMATE COMMITMENT S 27
183	183	FOR REDUCING STATEWI DE GREENHOUSE GAS EM ISSIONS, INCLUDING THOSE 28
184	184	SPECIFIED IN TITLE 2, SUBTITLE 12 OF THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE. 29 SENATE BILL 905 5
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188	188	7–222. 1
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190	190	(A) SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSION, EACH 2
191	191	ELECTRIC COMPANY AND GAS COMPANY SHALL DE VELOP AND IMPLEMENT 3
192	192	PROGRAMS AND SERVICE S IN ACCORDANCE WITH §§ 7–223 AND 7–224 OF THIS 4
193	193	SUBTITLE TO ENCOURAG E AND PROMOTE THE EF FICIENT USE AND CONS ERVATION 5
194	194	OF ENERGY BY C ONSUMERS, ELECTRIC COMPANIES , AND GAS COMPANIES IN 6
195	195	SUPPORT OF THE GREEN HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION GOALS AND TARGETS 7
196	196	SPECIFIED IN §§ 2–1201 AND 2–1204.1 OF THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE. 8
197	197
198	198	(B) AS DIRECTED BY THE COMMISSION, EACH MUNICIPAL ELECT RIC OR GAS 9
199	199	UTILITY AND EACH ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE THAT SER VES A POPULATION OF LESS 10
200	200	THAN 250,000 IN ITS DISTRIBUTION TERRITORY SHALL INCL UDE ENERGY 11
201	201	EFFICIENCY AND CONSE RVATION PROGRAMS OR SERVICES AS PART OF THEIR 12
202	202	SERVICE TO THEIR CUS TOMERS. 13
203	203
204	204	(C) THE COMMISSION SHALL ENCO URAGE AND PROMOTE THE EFFICIENT 14
205	205	USE AND CONSERVATION OF ENERGY IN SUPPORT OF THE GREENHOUSE GA S 15
206	206	EMISSIONS REDUCTION GOALS AND TARGETS SP ECIFIED IN §§ 2–1201 AND 2–1204.1 16
207	207	OF THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE AND SET BY TH E COMMISSION UNDER § 7–223(A) 17
208	208	OF THIS SUBTITLE BY: 18
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210	210	(1) REQUIRING EACH ELECT RIC COMPANY AND GAS COMPANY TO 19
211	211	ESTABLISH ANY PROGRA M OR SERVICE THAT TH E COMMISSION DETERMINES TO BE 20
212	212	APPROPRIATE AND COST –EFFECTIVE; 21
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214	214	(2) ADOPTING RATE –MAKING POLICIES THAT PROVIDE COST 22
215	215	RECOVERY AND REASONA BLE FINANCIAL INC ENTIVES FOR ELECTRIC COMPANIES 23
216	216	AND GAS COMPANIES TH ROUGH A SURCHARGE OR BASE RATE RECOVERY , 24
217	217	INCLUDING THE ELECTR IC COMPANY OR GAS CO MPANY’S AUTHORIZED RATE OF 25
218	218	RETURN, FOR THE ELECTRIC COM PANY OR GAS COMPANY ’S INVESTMENTS IN 26
219	219	PROGRAMS AND RESOURC ES; AND 27
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221	221	(3) ENSURING THAT ADOPTI ON OF ELECTRIC CUSTO MER CHOICE 28
222	222	UNDER SUBTITLE 5 OF THIS TITLE AND GA S CUSTOMER CHOICE UN DER SUBTITLE 6 29
223	223	OF THIS TITLE DO NOT ADVERSELY IMPACT THE SE GOALS AND TARGETS . 30
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225	225	7–223. 31
226	226
227	227	(A) (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN § 7–222(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE , 32
228	228	BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1, 2023, AND EVERY 3 YEARS THEREAFTER , THE 33 6 SENATE BILL 905
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231	231	COMMISSION SHALL REQU IRE EACH ELECTRIC CO MPANY AND EACH GAS C OMPANY 1
232	232	TO: 2
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234	234	(I) DEVELOP A PLAN FOR P ROCURING OR PROVIDIN G FOR ITS 3
235	235	CUSTOMERS COST –EFFECTIVE ENERGY EFF ICIENCY, CONSERVATION , AND 4
236	236	GREENHOUSE GAS EMISS IONS REDUCTION PROGR AMS AND SERVICES IN 5
237	237	ACCORDANCE WITH § 7–224 OF THIS SUBTITLE ; AND 6
238	238
239	239	(II) PROCURE OR PROVIDE F OR ITS CUSTOMERS 7
240	240	COST–EFFECTIVE ENERGY EFF ICIENCY, CONSERVATION , AND GREENHOUSE GAS 8
241	241	EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROGRAMS AND S ERVICES. 9
242	242
243	243	(2) THE COMMISSION SHALL ENSU RE THAT THE PROGRAMS AND 10
244	244	SERVICES PROCURED OR PROVIDED BY AN ELECT RIC COMPANY OR GAS C OMPANY: 11
245	245
246	246	(I) HAVE PROJECTED AND V ERIFIABLE ENERGY EFF ICIENCY, 12
247	247	CONSERVATION , AND GREENHOUSE GAS E MISSIONS REDUCTIONS FOR EACH 13
248	248	AFFECTED CUSTOMER CLA SS; 14
249	249
250	250	(II) ACHIEVE GROSS GREENH OUSE GAS EMISSIONS R EDUCTION 15
251	251	TARGETS AS SET BY TH E COMMISSION; AND 16
252	252
253	253	(III) ARE COMPOSED OF SUFF ICIENT PERCENTAGES , AS 17
254	254	DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION, OF BEHIND –THE–METER PROGRAMS , 18
255	255	NON–ENERGY PROGRAMS , FRONT–OF–METER COMMUNITY PROG RAMS, AND 19
256	256	FRONT–OF–METER UTILITY PROGRA MS. 20
257	257
258	258	(3) CONTRIBUTIONS TO GREE NHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION 21
259	259	GOALS AND TARGETS IN A PLAN OF AN ELECTRI C COMPANY OR A GAS C OMPANY MAY 22
260	260	INCLUDE PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES THAT ARE R ECOVERED IN A BASE RATE 23
261	261	PROCEEDING , SUBJECT TO COMMISSION APPROVAL . 24
262	262
263	263	(B) (1) BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1, 2023, AND EVERY 3 YEARS 25
264	264	THEREAFTER , THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 26
265	265	SHALL PROCURE OR PRO VIDE TO LOW – AND MODERATE –INCOME INDIVIDUALS 27
266	266	ENERGY EFFICI ENCY, CONSERVATION , AND GREENHOUSE GAS E MISSIONS 28
267	267	REDUCTION PROGRAMS A ND SERVICES. 29
268	268
269	269	(2) THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY 30
270	270	DEVELOPMENT MAY PROCU RE OR PROVIDE SAVING S THAT ARE ACHIEVED 31
271	271	THROUGH FUNDING SOUR CES THAT MEET THE ST ANDARDS OF PROGRAM F UNDING 32
272	272	THROUGH UTILITY RATE S OR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. 33
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276	276	(3) THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY 1
277	277	DEVELOPMENT SHALL SUB MIT ANY PROGRAMS OR SERVICES PROCURED OR 2
278	278	PROVIDED UNDER PARAG RAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION T O THE COMMISSION FOR 3
279	279	REVIEW AND APPROVAL . 4
280	280
281	281	7–224. 5
282	282
283	283	(A) (1) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2023, AND EVERY 3 YEARS THEREAFTER , 6
284	284	EACH ELECTRIC COMPAN Y, EACH GAS COMPANY , AND THE DEPARTMENT OF 7
285	285	HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SHALL CON SULT WITH THE TECHNI CAL 8
286	286	STAFF OF THE COMMISSION, THE OFFICE OF PEOPLE’S COUNSEL, THE MARYLAND 9
287	287	ENERGY ADMINISTRATION , AND THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT 10
288	288	REGARDING THE DESIGN AND ADEQUACY OF ITS PLANS FOR ACHIEVING THE 11
289	289	EFFICIENT USE AND CO NSERVATION OF ENERGY IN SUPPORT OF THE GR EENHOUSE 12
290	290	GAS EMISSIONS REDUCT ION GOALS AND TARGET S SPECIFIED IN §§ 2–1201 AND 13
291	291	2–1204.1 OF THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE AND SET BY TH E COMMISSION UNDER § 14
292	292	7–223(A) OF THIS SUBTITLE. 15
293	293
294	294	(2) EACH ELECTRIC COMPANY , EACH GAS COMPANY , AND THE 16
295	295	DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SHALL PRO VIDE THE 17
296	296	TECHNICAL STAFF OF THE COMMISSION, THE OFFICE OF PEOPLE’S COUNSEL, THE 18
297	297	MARYLAND ENERGY ADMINISTRATION , AND THE DEPARTMENT OF THE 19
298	298	ENVIRONMENT WITH ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATI ON REGARDING ITS PLA N, AS 20
299	299	REQUESTED . 21
300	300
301	301	(B) (1) ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1, 2023, AND EVERY 3 YEARS 22
302	302	THEREAFTER , AN ELECTRIC COMPANY , A GAS COMPANY , AND THE DEPARTMENT OF 23
303	303	HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SHALL SUB MIT ITS PLAN TO THE 24
304	304	COMMISSION. 25
305	305
306	306	(2) EACH PLAN SHALL DETAI L A PROPOSAL FOR ACH IEVING THE 26
307	307	ENERGY EFFICIENCY , CONSERVATION , AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS 27
308	308	REDUCTION TARGETS FO R 3 SUBSEQUENT CALENDAR YEARS. 28
309	309
310	310	(3) (I) EACH PLAN SHALL : 29
311	311
312	312	1. INCLUDE: 30
313	313
314	314	A. A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED PROGRAMS AN D 31
315	315	SERVICES; 32
316	316
317	317	B. ANTICIPATED COSTS ; 33
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321	321	C. PROJECTED BENEFITS , INCLUDING GREENHOUSE 1
322	322	GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS , ELECTRICITY SAVINGS , AND GAS SAVINGS ; AND 2
323	323
324	324	D. ANY OTHER INFORMATIO N REQUESTED BY THE 3
325	325	COMMISSION; AND 4
326	326
327	327	2. ADDRESS RESIDENTIAL , COMMERCIAL , AND 5
328	328	INDUSTRIAL SECTORS A S APPROPRIATE , INCLUDING LOW –INCOME COMMUNITIES 6
329	329	AND LOW– TO MODERATE–INCOME COMMUNITIES . 7
330	330
331	331	(II) A PLAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 8
332	332	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SHALL INC LUDE A DEFINITION OF “LOW– OR 9
333	333	MODERATE–INCOME INDIVIDUAL ” TO BE USED IN THE PR OCUREMENT OR 10
334	334	PROVISION OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY, CONSERVATION , AND GREENHOUSE GAS 11
335	335	EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROGRAMS AND SERVICE S. 12
336	336
337	337	(C) (1) THE COMMISSION SHALL REVI EW THE PLAN OF EACH ELECTRIC 13
338	338	COMPANY, EACH GAS COMPANY , AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 14
339	339	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO DETERM INE WHETHER THE PLAN IS ADEQUATE AND 15
340	340	COST–EFFECTIVE IN ACHIEVING THE GRE ENHOUSE GAS EMISSION S REDUCTION 16
341	341	TARGETS SET BY THE COMMISSION UNDER § 7–223(A) OF THIS SUBTITLE. 17
342	342
343	343	(2) THE COMMISSION SHALL CONS IDER ANY WRITTEN FIN DINGS 18
344	344	PROVIDED BY THE MARYLAND ENERGY ADMINISTRATION AND TH E DEPARTMENT 19
345	345	OF THE ENVIRONMENT REGARDING THE D ESIGN AND ADEQUACY O F THE PLAN. 20
346	346
347	347	(3) IN APPROVING THE PLAN OF AN ELECTRIC COMPA NY OR A GAS 21
348	348	COMPANY, THE COMMISSION SHALL CONS IDER: 22
349	349
350	350	(I) THE COST–EFFECTIVENESS OF THE RESIDENTIAL AND 23
351	351	COMMERCIAL SECTOR SU BPORTFOLIOS BY USING THE PRIM ARY STATE 24
352	352	JURISDICTION–SPECIFIC TEST, AS DEVELOPED , UPDATED, OR APPROVED BY THE 25
353	353	COMMISSION; 26
354	354
355	355	(II) THE IMPACT ON RATES OF EACH RATEPAYER CL ASS; 27
356	356
357	357	(III) THE IMPACT ON JOBS ; 28
358	358
359	359	(IV) THE IMPACT ON THE EN VIRONMENT; AND 29
360	360
361	361	(V) THE IMPACT ON THE GR EENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS 30
362	362	REDUCTION TARGETS SP ECIFIED IN §§ 2–1201 AND 2–1204.1 OF THE ENVIRONMENT 31
363	363	ARTICLE AND SET BY TH E COMMISSION UNDER § 7–223(A) OF THIS SUBTITLE. 32 SENATE BILL 905 9
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367	367	(4) (I) IN APPROVING THE PLAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 1
368	368	HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT , THE COMMISSION SHALL CONS IDER: 2
369	369
370	370	1. SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGR APH (II) OF THIS 3
371	371	PARAGRAPH , THE COST–EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PLAN BY USING THE PR IMARY 4
372	372	STATE JURISDICTION –SPECIFIC TEST, AS DEVELOPED , UPDATED, OR APPROVED BY 5
373	373	THE COMMISSION; 6
374	374
375	375	2. THE IMPACT ON RATES OF EACH RATEPAYER CL ASS; 7
376	376
377	377	3. THE IMPACT ON JOBS ; 8
378	378
379	379	4. THE IMPACT ON THE EN VIRONMENT; AND 9
380	380
381	381	5. THE IMPACT ON THE GR EENHOUSE GAS EMISSIO NS 10
382	382	TARGETS SPECIFIED IN §§ 2–1201 AND 2–1204.1 OF THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE 11
383	383	AND SET BY THE COMMISSION UNDER § 7–223(A) OF THIS SUBTITLE. 12
384	384
385	385	(II) THE PROGRAMS AND SERV ICES OFFERED BY THE 13
386	386	DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ARE NOT R EQUIRED 14
387	387	TO BE COST–EFFECTIVE. 15
388	388
389	389	(D) THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT SHALL PRE PARE AND 16
390	390	SUBMIT TO THE COMMISSION AN ANALYSI S REGARDING THE ADEQUAC Y OF THE 17
391	391	PLAN IN SUPPORTING T HE STATE’S GREENHOUSE GAS EMI SSIONS REDUCTION 18
392	392	GOALS SPECIFIED IN §§ 2–1201 AND 2–1204.1 OF THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE AND 19
393	393	SET BY THE COMMISSION UNDER § 7–223(A) OF THIS SUBTITLE. 20
394	394
395	395	7–225. 21
396	396
397	397	(A) (1) EACH ELECTRIC COMPANY, EACH GAS COMPANY , AND THE 22
398	398	DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SHALL PRO VIDE TO 23
399	399	THE COMMISSION EVERY 6 MONTHS AN UPDATE ON PLAN IMPLEMENTATION AND 24
400	400	PROGRESS MADE TOWARD ACHIEVING THE EFFICI ENT USE AND CONSERVA TION OF 25
401	401	ENERGY IN SUPPORT O F THE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION GOALS AND 26
402	402	TARGETS SPECIFIED IN §§ 2–1201 AND 2–1204.1 OF THE ENVIRONMENT ARTICLE 27
403	403	AND SET BY THE COMMISSION UNDER § 7–223(A) OF THIS SUBTITLE. 28
404	404
405	405	(2) THE COMMISSION SHALL MONI TOR AND ANALYZE THE IMPACT OF 29
406	406	EACH PROGRA M AND SERVICE TO ENS URE THAT THE OUTCOME OF EACH PROGRAM 30
407	407	AND SERVICE PROVIDES THE BEST POSSIBLE RE SULTS. 31
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411	411	(3) IN MONITORING AND ANA LYZING THE IMPACT OF A PROGRAM OR 1
412	412	SERVICE UNDER PARAGR APH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , IF THE COMMISSION FINDS 2
413	413	THAT THE OUTCOME OF THE PROGRAM OR SE RVICE MAY NOT BE PRO VIDING THE 3
414	414	BEST POSSIBLE RESULT S, THE COMMISSION SHALL DIRE CT THE ELECTRIC 4
415	415	COMPANY, THE GAS COMPANY , OR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 5
416	416	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUD E IN ITS NEXT UPDATE UNDER PARAGRAPH 6
417	417	(1) OF THIS SUBSECTION SPECIFIC ME ASURES TO ADDRESS TH E FINDINGS. 7
418	418
419	419	(B) (1) AT LEAST ONCE EACH YE AR, EACH ELECTRIC COMPAN Y AND EACH 8
420	420	GAS COMPANY SHALL NO TIFY AFFECTED CUSTOM ERS OF THE ENERGY EF FICIENCY 9
421	421	AND CONSERVATION CHA RGES IMPOSED AND BEN EFITS CONFERRED . 10
422	422
423	423	(2) THE NOTICE SHALL BE PROVI DED BY PUBLICATION O N THE 11
424	424	COMPANY’S WEBSITE AND INCLUS ION WITH BILLING INF ORMATION SUCH AS A B ILL 12
425	425	INSERT OR BILL MESSA GE. 13
426	426
427	427	(C) ON OR BEFORE MAY 1 EACH YEAR, THE COMMISSION SHALL REPO RT, 14
428	428	IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNME NT ARTICLE, TO THE 15
429	429	GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON: 16
430	430
431	431	(1) THE STATUS OF PROGRA MS AND SERVICES TO E NCOURAGE AND 17
432	432	PROMOTE ENERGY EFFIC IENCY, CONSERVATION , AND GREENHOUSE GAS E MISSIONS 18
433	433	REDUCTIONS , INCLUDING AN EVALUAT ION OF THE IMPACT OF THE PROGRAMS AND 19
434	434	SERVICES THAT ARE DI RECTED TO LOW –INCOME COMMUNITIES , LOW– TO 20
435	435	MODERATE–INCOME COMMUNITIES T O THE EXTENT POSSIBL E, AND OTHER 21
436	436	PARTICULAR CLASSES O F RATEPAYERS ; AND 22
437	437
438	438	(2) A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FUND ING LEVEL TO 23
439	439	ADEQUATELY FUND THES E PROGRAMS AND SERVI CES. 24
440	440
441	441	7–226. 25
442	442
443	443	(A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER LAW, THE COMMISSION MAY NOT 26
444	444	REQUIRE OR ALLOW AN ELECTRIC COMPANY OR A GAS COMPANY TO REQ UIRE A 27
445	445	CUSTOMER TO AUTHORIZ E THE ELECTRIC COMPA NY OR GAS COMPANY TO CONTROL 28
446	446	THE AMOUNT OF THE CU STOMER’S ELECTRICITY USAGE OR GAS USAGE. 29
447	447
448	448	(B) A CUSTOMER MAY PROVIDE CONSENT TO PA RTICIPATE IN A PROGR AM 30
449	449	OF AN ELECTRIC COMPA NY OR A GAS COMPANY PROVIDING DIRECT LOA D CONTROL 31
450	450	OR OTHER UTILITY MAN IPULATION OF A CUSTO MER’S ELECTRICITY OR GAS USAGE. 32
451	451
452	452	7–510.3. 33
453	453	SENATE BILL 905 11
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455	455
456	456	(j) (2) A community choice aggregator, in consultation with all 1
457	457	investor–owned electric companies whose service territories include all or part of the county 2
458	458	and the Department of Housing and Community Development, may promote energy 3
459	459	efficiency programs that are: 4
460	460
461	461	(i) offered by the investor–owned electric companies; or 5
462	462
463	463	(ii) filed by the investor–owned electric companies with the 6
464	464	Commission for its approval in accordance with [§ 7–211] SUBTITLE 2, PART II of this 7
465	465	title. 8
466	466
467	467	Article – State Government 9
468	468
469	469	9–20B–05. 10
470	470
471	471	(f) The Administration shall use the Fund: 11
472	472
473	473	(4) to provide rate relief by offsetting electricity rates of residential 12
474	474	customers, including an offset of surcharges imposed on ratepayers under [§ 7–211] TITLE 13
475	475	7, SUBTITLE 2, PART II of the Public Utilities Article; 14
476	476
477	477	SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the publisher of the 15
478	478	Annotated Code of Maryland, in consultation with and subject to the approval of the 16
479	479	Department of Legislative Services, shall correct, with no further action required by the 17
480	480	General Assembly, cross–references and terminology rendered incorrect by this Act. The 18
481	481	publisher shall adequately describe any correction that is made in an editor’s note following 19
482	482	the section affected. 20
483	483
484	484	SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 21
485	485	1, 2023. 22
486	486