• Date Due: November 01, 2026
  • Author: Department of Energy
  • Enabling Authority: Chapter 874 Enactment Clause 1. (Regular Session, 2026)
  • Description:
    Report on the evaluation and assessment of the benefits and impacts of and best practices and implementation recommendations for demand response programs in the Commonwealth, including a review of (i) existing demand response programs and networks in the Commonwealth; (ii) current and prospective participation rates in demand response programs; and (iii) potential requirements for demand response programs to (a) meet the minimum reliability and resource adequacy standards set by the regional transmission entity of which an electric utility is a member, (b) reduce customers' energy consumption during an electric distribution grid emergency event or as otherwise necessary, (c) not increase local air pollution through the use of fossil fuels generators, and (d) be cost effective.