Montana Code 69-3-1209. Electric utility demand-side management programs
69-3-1209. Electric utility demand-side management programs. (1) The commission may establish energy savings and peak demand reduction goals for an electric utility, taking into account the utility’s cost-effective demand-side management potential and the need for electricity resources.
Terms Used In Montana Code 69-3-1209
- commission: means the public service commission provided for in 2-15-2602. See Montana Code 69-1-101
- Demand-side management programs: means energy efficiency, energy conservation, load management, and demand response or any combination of these measures implemented by an electric utility. See Montana Code 69-3-1203
(2)The commission shall permit electric utilities to implement cost-effective electricity demand-side management programs and conservation in accordance with 69-3-701 through 69-3-712 and this part to reduce the need for additional resources.
(3)Every 3 years, an electric utility shall submit a report to the commission describing the demand-side management programs and conservation implemented by the electric utility in the previous year. The report must document:
(a)program expenditures, including incentive payments;
(b)peak demand and energy savings impacts and the techniques used to estimate those impacts;
(c)avoided costs and the techniques used to estimate those costs;
(d)the estimated cost-effectiveness of the programs;
(e)the net economic benefits of the programs; and
(f)any other information required by the commission.