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AN ACT concerning Electric Companies, Gas Companies, and the Department of Housing and Community Development - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans FOR the purpose of requiring each electric company and gas company and the Department of Housing and Community Development to procure or provide for its customers or certain individuals, beginning on a certain date and with a certain frequency, certain energy efficiency, conservation, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction programs and services to encourage and promote the efficient use and conservation of energy in support of certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals and targets; requiring the Public Service Commission to encourage and promote the efficient use and conservation of energy in support of certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals and targets in a certain manner; requiring certain electric companies and gas companies and the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop and submit to the Commission, on or before a certain date and with a certain frequency, a plan for achieving certain energy efficiency, conservation, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets; requiring the Department of the Environment to prepare and submit to the Commission a certain analysis; and generally relating to the efficient use and conservation of energy in support of greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals and targets. BY repealing Article - Public Utilities Section 7-211 Annotated Code of Maryland (2020 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) BY adding to Article - Public Utilities The new part designation “Part I. In General” to immediately precede Section 7-201; and Section 7-220 through 7-226 to be under the new part “Part II. Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans” SENATE BILL 905 Annotated Code of Maryland (2020 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Public Utilities Section 7-510.3(j)(2) Annotated Code of Maryland (2020 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - State Government Section 9-20B-05(f)(4) Annotated Code of Maryland (2021 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement)

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Brian Feldman (D)*, 

Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Hearing (13:00:00 3/14/2023 ) (on 03/14/2023)

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