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<section article="gpu" article_name="Public Utilities" number="7-804" title_number="7" title_name="Gas, Electric, and Water Companies" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Electric System Planning">
  <level label="a">
    <text>On or before December 31, 2025, the Commission shall adopt regulations or issue orders to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>implement specific policies for electric system planning;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>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</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>implement specific policies for improvements in order to promote the State’s policy goals under § 7–802 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The regulations adopted and orders issued under subsection (a) of this section shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>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</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>if determined necessary by the Commission, establish separate requirements for investor–owned electric companies, electric cooperatives, and municipal electric utilities.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
