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Montana Title 69. Public Utilities and Carriers § 69-3-1209. Electric utility demand-side management programs

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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.

(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.

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