Maryland Bill To Increase Energy Efficiency Enacted

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A measure to require Maryland’s five largest electric utilities to provide customers with energy-efficiency programs and services to cut energy consumption by 2 percent a year has been enacted.
It’s one of 15 bills that went into law Thursday, after Gov. Larry Hogan decided not to veto or sign them before a midnight deadline.
The measure extends the EmPower Maryland initiative, which was first enacted in 2008. It helps homeowners and businesses save energy