On April 24, 2008, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley signed into law Senate Bill 205, the EmPOWER Maryland Energy Efficiency Act of 2008. SB 205 establishes a statewide goal of reducing per capita electricity consumption and peak energy demand by 15 percent by 2015.
Press Release [1]
SB 205 [2]
Links:
[1] http://www.governor.maryland.gov/pressreleases/080424.asp
[2] http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/bills/sb/sb0205t.pdf