# Md. Code, Public Utilities § 7-702: –702

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agpu_T7_S7_S7-702

## Section

- **Citation:** Md. Code, Public Utilities § 7-702
- **Heading:** –702
- **Jurisdiction:** Maryland
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MD Code / Article gpu / Title 7 / Subtitle 7 / Section 7-702

## Text

(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) 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.

(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;

(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:

(i) reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet the State’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals under § 2–1205 of the Environment Article; and

(ii) provide opportunities for small, minority, women–owned, and veteran–owned businesses to participate in and develop a highly skilled workforce for clean energy industries in the State.

## Nearby sections

- [Md. Code, Public Utilities § 7-701 §7–701.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agpu_T7_S7_S7-701.md)
- [Md. Code, Public Utilities § 7-702 §7–702.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agpu_T7_S7_S7-702.md)
- [Md. Code, Public Utilities § 7-703 §7–703.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agpu_T7_S7_S7-703.md)
- [Md. Code, Public Utilities § 7-704 §7–704.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agpu_T7_S7_S7-704.md)
- [Md. Code, Public Utilities § 7-704.1 §7–704.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agpu_T7_S7_S7-704.1.md)
- [Md. Code, Public Utilities § 7-704.2 §7–704.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agpu_T7_S7_S7-704.2.md)
- [Md. Code, Public Utilities § 7-704.3 §7–704.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agpu_T7_S7_S7-704.3.md)
- [Md. Code, Public Utilities § 7-704.4 §7–704.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agpu_T7_S7_S7-704.4.md)
- [Md. Code, Public Utilities § 7-704.5 §7–704.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agpu_T7_S7_S7-704.5.md)
- [Md. Code, Public Utilities § 7-705 §7–705.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agpu_T7_S7_S7-705.md)
- [Md. Code, Public Utilities § 7-706 §7–706.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agpu_T7_S7_S7-706.md)
- [Md. Code, Public Utilities § 7-707 §7–707.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agpu_T7_S7_S7-707.md)
- [Md. Code, Public Utilities § 7-708 §7–708.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agpu_T7_S7_S7-708.md)
- [Md. Code, Public Utilities § 7-709 §7–709.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Agpu_T7_S7_S7-709.md)

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