§269-123  Requirements for the public
benefits fee administrator.  (a)  Any public benefits fee administrator
contracted pursuant to section 269-122 shall satisfy the qualification
requirements established by the public utilities commission by rule or order. 
These requirements may include experience and expertise in:



(1)  Energy-efficient and renewable energy
technologies and methods; and



(2)  Identifying, developing, administering, and
implementing demand-side management and energy-efficiency programs.



(b)  The public benefits fee administrator's
duties and responsibilities shall be established by the public utilities
commission by rule or order, and may include:



(1)  Identifying, developing, administering,
promoting, implementing, and evaluating programs, methods, and technologies
that support energy-efficiency and demand-side management programs;



(2)  Encouraging the continuance or improvement of
efficiencies made in the production, delivery, and use of energy-efficiency and
demand-side management programs and services;



(3)  Using the energy-efficiency expertise and
capabilities that have developed or may develop in the State and consulting
with state agency experts;



(4)  Promoting program initiatives, incentives, and
market strategies that address the needs of persons facing the most significant
barriers to participation;



(5)  Promoting coordinated program delivery, including
coordination with electric public utilities regarding the delivery of
low-income home energy assistance, other demand-side management or
energy-efficiency programs, and any utility programs;



(6)  Consideration of innovative approaches to
delivering demand-side management and energy-efficiency services, including
strategies to encourage third-party financing and customer contributions to the
cost of demand-side management and energy-efficiency services; and



(7)  Submitting, to the public utilities commission
for review and approval, a multi-year budget and planning cycle that promotes
program improvement, program stability, and maturation of programs and delivery
resources. [L 2006, c 162, pt of §1; am L 2008, c 118, pt of §2]