(3) post the tariff schedules to make the tariff schedules readily accessible
to and convenient for inspection by the public.
7-201.
(a) [In cooperation with the Secretary of Natural Resources as provided under
§ 3-304 of the Natural Resources Article, the Commission shall assemble and evaluate
annually the long-range plans of the State's electric companies regarding generating
needs and the means to meet those needs.
(b)] (1) Annually, the chairman of the Commission shall forward to the
Secretary of Natural Resources a 10-year plan listing possible and proposed sites,
including the associated transmission routes, for the construction of electric plants
within the State.
(2) (i) The chairman shall delete from the 10-year plan any site that
the Secretary of Natural Resources identifies as unsuitable in accordance with the
requirements of § 3-304 of the Natural Resources Article.
(ii) The chairman may include a site deleted from a 10-year plan
under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph in a subsequent 10-year plan.
(3) The chairman shall include information in the annual 10-year plan
on current and projected efforts by electric companies and the Commission to moderate
overall electrical generation demand and peak demand through the electric companies'
promotion of energy conservation by customers and through the electric companies' use
of alternative energy sources, including cogeneration.
[(c)] (B) (1) The Commission shall evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the
investments by electric companies in energy conservation to reduce electrical demand
and in renewable energy sources to help meet electrical demand.
(2) The evaluation of investments shall include:
(i) the electric companies' promotion and conduct of a building
audit and weatherization program, including low-interest or no-interest electric
company financing for the installation of energy conservation materials and renewable
energy devices;
(ii) utilization of renewable energy sources;
(iii) promotion and utilization of electricity from cogeneration and
wastes; and
(iv) widespread public promotion of energy conservation programs.
7-207.
(a) (1) In this section and § 7-208 of this subtitle, "construction" means the
clearing of land, excavation, or other action that affects the natural environment of a
site or route of a bulk power supply facility.
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