Md. Code, Public Utilities § 7-221
This is the official text of Md. Code, Public Utilities § 7-221, part of Maryland’s Code, Public Utilities — regulates utility companies.
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§7–221.
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The General Assembly finds and declares that energy efficiency is:
(1) among the least expensive ways to meet the energy demands of the State;
(2) a means of affordable, reliable, and clean energy for consumers of Maryland; and
(3) one method to achieve Maryland’s climate commitments for reducing statewide greenhouse gas emissions, including those required under Title 2, Subtitle 12 of the Environment Article.
(1) among the least expensive ways to meet the energy demands of the State;
(2) a means of affordable, reliable, and clean energy for consumers of Maryland; and
(3) one method to achieve Maryland’s climate commitments for reducing statewide greenhouse gas emissions, including those required under Title 2, Subtitle 12 of the Environment Article.
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