# Public Utilities (GPU)

## Title 7. Gas, Electric, and Water Companies

### Subtitle 8. Electric System Planning

#### Section 7-804

(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 Sec. 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.

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Md. Code Ann., Pub. Util. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)