Maryland Code, Public Utilities § 7-702

(1) recognize the economic, environmental, fuel diversity, and security benefits of renewable energy resources;

(2) reduce greenhouse gas emissions and eliminate carbon-fueled generation from the State's electric grid by using these resources;

(3) establish a market for electricity from these resources in Maryland; and

(4) lower the cost to consumers of electricity produced from these resources.

(1) the benefits of electricity from renewable energy resources, including long-term decreased emissions, a healthier environment, increased energy security, and decreased reliance on and vulnerability from imported energy sources, accrue to the public at large;

(2) electricity suppliers and consumers share an obligation to develop a minimum level of these resources in the electricity supply portfolio of the State; and

(3) the State needs to increase its reliance on renewable energy in order to: