§269-123 Requirements for the public benefits fee administrator.

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(a)Any public benefits fee administrator contracted pursuant to section 269-122 shall satisfy the qualification requirements established by the public utilities commission by rule or order. These requirements may include experience and expertise in:

(1)Energy-efficient and renewable energy technologies and methods; and

(2)Identifying, developing, administering, and implementing demand-side management and energy-efficiency programs.

(b)The public benefits fee administrator's duties and responsibilities shall be established by the public utilities commission by rule or order, and may include:

(1)Identifying, developing, administering, promoting, implementing, and evaluating programs, methods, and technologies that support energy-efficiency and demand-side management programs;

(2)Encouraging the continuance or improvement of efficiencies made in the production, delivery, and use of energy-efficiency and demand-side management programs and services;

(3)Using the energy-efficiency expertise and capabilities that have developed or may develop in the State and consulting with state agency experts;

(4)Promoting program initiatives, incentives, and market strategies that address the needs of persons facing the most significant barriers to participation;

(5)Promoting coordinated program delivery, including coordination with electric public utilities regarding the delivery of low-income home energy assistance, other demand-side management or energy-efficiency programs, and any utility programs;

(6)Consideration of innovative approaches to delivering demand-side management and energy-efficiency services, including strategies to encourage third-party financing and customer contributions to the cost of demand-side management and energy-efficiency services;

(7)Submitting, to the public utilities commission for review and approval, a multi-year budget and planning cycle that promotes program improvement, program stability, and maturation of programs and delivery resources; and

(8)Educating and training appliance manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of appliances covered under part VI of chapter 196 about the appliance efficiency standards established under that part to improve compliance. [L 2006, c 162, pt of §1; am L 2008, c 118, pt of §2; am L 2019, c 141, §3]