About MADRI

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The Mid-Atlantic Distributed Resources Initiative (MADRI) seeks to identify and remedy retail barriers to the deployment of distributed generation, demand response and energy efficiency in the Mid-Atlantic region. MADRI was established in 2004 by the public utility commissions of Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, along with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and PJM Interconnection.

The guiding principle for MADRI is a belief that distributed resources should compete with generation and transmission to ensure grid reliability and a fully functioning wholesale electric market. However, institutional barriers and lack of market incentives appear to be slowing deployment of cost-effective distributed resources in the Mid-Atlantic.

• About MADRI (PDF 52 KB)
• Working Group Structure (PDF 114 KB)
• DER Policy Statement (PDF 25 KB)
• Press Release (PDF 43 KB)

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State Activities

• Delaware
• District of Columbia
• Maryland
• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania

Recent State Activities

Maryland PSC Decouples Utility Rates

On July 20, 2007, the Maryland Public Service Commission approved a new rate mechanism for the state's largest utilities that "decouples" rates and thus eliminates a disincentive for the utilities to promote energy efficiency and demand response. The new rate mechanism allows the utilities to increase their rates for power distribution to make up for lost revenues if the demand for electricity drops, thereby decoupling their revenues from electricity sales. See the Maryland PSC press release (PDF 48 KB)