Maryland Code, Public Utilities § 7-220

(a) In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Behind-the-meter program” means a program that impacts the customer side of the utility meter.

(c) “Beneficial electrification” means the replacement of the direct use of fossil fuels in buildings with the use of electricity in a manner that:

(d) “Carbon dioxide equivalent” means the measurement of a given weight of a greenhouse gas that has the same global warming potential, measured over a specific period of time, as 1 metric ton of carbon dioxide.

(e) “Demand response program” means a program established by an electric company, an electricity supplier, or a third party that promotes changes in electric usage by customers from their normal consumption patterns in response to:

(f) “Department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development.

(g) “Energy efficiency” means the use of less energy to perform the same task or produce the same result.

(h) “Front-of-meter community program” means a program that:

(i) “Front-of-meter utility program” means a program that impacts the utility side of a meter and benefits all utility customers.

(j) “Greenhouse gas” includes:

(k) “Greenhouse gas emissions reduction” means a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, measured in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents, including:

(l) “Low-income program” means a program that delivers energy efficiency, conservation, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction measures to reduce utility expenses for building owners, managers, and tenants of housing with residents who qualify for the Department's low-income assistance programs, including:

(m) “Low-income residential” means a community, building, or household with residents that:

(n) “Midsize electric cooperative” means an electric cooperative, including a member-regulated cooperative, that:

(o) “Nonenergy program” means a program with greenhouse gas emissions reduction benefits that are primarily nonenergy-based.

(p) “Plan” means any combination of behind-the-meter programs, front-of-meter community programs, front-of-meter utility programs, or nonenergy programs that:

(q) “Task Force” means the Green and Healthy Task Force established under § 7-319 of this title.