Part 8: STATE PLANNING HEADING: PL 1967, C. 533, §1 (NEW)
Chapter 311: STATE PLANNING HEADING: PL 1967, C. 533, §1 (NEW)
§3305-B. Additional powers; energy policy
1. Coordination of energy policy. The office shall coordinate the development of energy policy by:
A. Collecting and analyzing energy data from all available energy sources in the State. Upon request of a company engaged in the wholesale and retail trade of petroleum products in the State, the director may designate as confidential information documents and data dealing with sales of that company. Information designated confidential by the director under this paragraph is not a public record and is not subject to disclosure under Title 1, chapter 13, subchapter I; [1999, c. 336, §2 (NEW).]
B. Preparing and submitting to the Governor and the Legislature every 2 years an energy resources plan that includes:
(1) A description of historical energy demand by end-use sector and energy resources used to meet that demand; and
(2) A forecast of energy demand, including electric and gas energy demand, by end-use sector for the next 5 years, 10 years and 20 years; [1999, c. 336, §2 (NEW).]
C. Encouraging and directing or sponsoring research, experiments and demonstration projects within the State to develop alternate energy sources, particularly, but not limited to, those sources that rely on renewable natural resources of the State, such as solar energy, water of tides and rivers, forests, winds and other sources that to date have not been fully explored or utilized; [1999, c. 336, §2 (NEW).]
D. Providing conservation alternatives to proposed new electric power generating plants and transmission and distribution facilities and assessing the long-term and short-term energy savings realized by the conservation alternatives; and [1999, c. 336, §2 (NEW).]
E. Coordinating the actions of state agencies that affect the consumption of energy with the objective of securing the environmental and economic benefits of electric industry restructuring occurring pursuant to Title 35-A, chapter 32. [1999, c. 336, §2 (NEW).]
Part 8: STATE PLANNING HEADING: PL 1967, C. 533, §1 (NEW)
Chapter 311: STATE PLANNING HEADING: PL 1967, C. 533, §1 (NEW)
§3305-B. Additional powers; energy policy
1. Coordination of energy policy. The office shall coordinate the development of energy policy by:
A. Collecting and analyzing energy data from all available energy sources in the State. Upon request of a company engaged in the wholesale and retail trade of petroleum products in the State, the director may designate as confidential information documents and data dealing with sales of that company. Information designated confidential by the director under this paragraph is not a public record and is not subject to disclosure under Title 1, chapter 13, subchapter I; [1999, c. 336, §2 (NEW).]
B. Preparing and submitting to the Governor and the Legislature every 2 years an energy resources plan that includes:
(1) A description of historical energy demand by end-use sector and energy resources used to meet that demand; and
(2) A forecast of energy demand, including electric and gas energy demand, by end-use sector for the next 5 years, 10 years and 20 years; [1999, c. 336, §2 (NEW).]
C. Encouraging and directing or sponsoring research, experiments and demonstration projects within the State to develop alternate energy sources, particularly, but not limited to, those sources that rely on renewable natural resources of the State, such as solar energy, water of tides and rivers, forests, winds and other sources that to date have not been fully explored or utilized; [1999, c. 336, §2 (NEW).]
D. Providing conservation alternatives to proposed new electric power generating plants and transmission and distribution facilities and assessing the long-term and short-term energy savings realized by the conservation alternatives; and [1999, c. 336, §2 (NEW).]
E. Coordinating the actions of state agencies that affect the consumption of energy with the objective of securing the environmental and economic benefits of electric industry restructuring occurring pursuant to Title 35-A, chapter 32. [1999, c. 336, §2 (NEW).]
Part 8: STATE PLANNING HEADING: PL 1967, C. 533, §1 (NEW)
Chapter 311: STATE PLANNING HEADING: PL 1967, C. 533, §1 (NEW)
§3305-B. Additional powers; energy policy
1. Coordination of energy policy. The office shall coordinate the development of energy policy by:
A. Collecting and analyzing energy data from all available energy sources in the State. Upon request of a company engaged in the wholesale and retail trade of petroleum products in the State, the director may designate as confidential information documents and data dealing with sales of that company. Information designated confidential by the director under this paragraph is not a public record and is not subject to disclosure under Title 1, chapter 13, subchapter I; [1999, c. 336, §2 (NEW).]
B. Preparing and submitting to the Governor and the Legislature every 2 years an energy resources plan that includes:
(1) A description of historical energy demand by end-use sector and energy resources used to meet that demand; and
(2) A forecast of energy demand, including electric and gas energy demand, by end-use sector for the next 5 years, 10 years and 20 years; [1999, c. 336, §2 (NEW).]
C. Encouraging and directing or sponsoring research, experiments and demonstration projects within the State to develop alternate energy sources, particularly, but not limited to, those sources that rely on renewable natural resources of the State, such as solar energy, water of tides and rivers, forests, winds and other sources that to date have not been fully explored or utilized; [1999, c. 336, §2 (NEW).]
D. Providing conservation alternatives to proposed new electric power generating plants and transmission and distribution facilities and assessing the long-term and short-term energy savings realized by the conservation alternatives; and [1999, c. 336, §2 (NEW).]
E. Coordinating the actions of state agencies that affect the consumption of energy with the objective of securing the environmental and economic benefits of electric industry restructuring occurring pursuant to Title 35-A, chapter 32. [1999, c. 336, §2 (NEW).]
