Section 9 in Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (Demand Side Management) Regulations, 2014
9. Formulation of DSM Plan.
- 9.1. Distribution Licensee shall formulate and submit to the Commission a perspective DSM plan every year. The Plan shall include-(i)An overall goal for DSM Plan;(ii)Description of DSM programmes to form a part of DSM Plan;(iii)Implementation process and schedule of each programme in the plan as a whole;(iv)Plan for Monitoring and Reporting, and indicative cost effectiveness assessment of programmes. Notwithstanding above, the first DSM plan shall be prepared within three months of the date of notification of these Regulations.9.2The Distribution Licensee shall include all relevant DSM programmes (including multi-state programmes) developed by Bureau of Energy Efficiency in its perspective plan as and when such programmes are announced by Bureau.9.3The Distribution Licensee shall submit on rolling basis, an annual plan, not inconsistent with the perspective plan, for upcoming year, along with the Annual Performance Review.9.4Selection and prioritization of various DSM programmes in the DSM Plan shall be guided by the following factors:(i)The Cost effectiveness guidelines issued by the Commission;(ii)DSM Objectives identified in Regulation 3;(iii)Whether the proposed programmes supplement National level efforts adopted by the Bureau; and(iv)Programmes with high visibility and therefore potential for creation of awareness within consumers.
