Md. Code, Public Utilities § 7–221

The General Assembly finds and declares that energy efficiency is:

(1) among the least expensive ways to meet the energy demands of the State;

(2) a means of affordable, reliable, and clean energy for consumers of Maryland; and

(3) one method to achieve Maryland’s climate commitments for reducing statewide greenhouse gas emissions, including those required under Title 2, Subtitle 12 of the Environment Article.