(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.
Added by Acts 2022, c. 38, § 4, eff. June 1, 2022. Amended by Acts 2024, c. 540, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2024.