Maryland Public Utility Companies Section 7-702

      (a)      It is the intent of the General Assembly to:

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

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

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

      (b)      The General Assembly finds that:

            (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; and

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