(a) There is hereby authorized, created, and established a board to be known as 'The Distributed Generation Standard Contract Board' with the powers and duties set forth in this chapter. (b) The purposes of this board are to: (1) Evaluate and make recommendations to the commission regarding ceiling prices and annual contracting targets, the make-up of renewable energy classes, and the terms of standard contracts under the provisions of this chapter; (2) Provide consistent, comprehensive, informed, and publicly accountable involvement by representatives of groups impacted by, involved in, and knowledgeable regarding the development of distributed-generation projects that are eligible to enter into standard contracts; and (3) Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the distributed-generation standard contracting program for the purchase of the energy output of distributed renewable-generation projects. History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 129, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 143, § 1.
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