§ 23-18-1001. Title

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Regulation of Electric Demand Response Act”.

§ 23-18-1002. Definitions

As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) “Aggregator of retail customers” means a person that aggregates demand response from retail customers for the purpose of marketing, selling, or marketing and selling the aggregated demand response: (i) To an electric public utility; or (ii) Into a wholesale electricity market. (B) “Aggregator of retail customers” does not […]

§ 23-18-1003. Authority to regulate demand response

(a) The marketing, selling, or marketing and selling of demand response within the State of Arkansas by electric public utilities or aggregators of retail customers to retail customers or by electric public utilities, aggregators of retail customers, or retail customers into wholesale electricity markets is subject to regulation by: (1) The Arkansas Public Service Commission […]

§ 23-18-1004. Marketing or selling of demand response prohibited

The marketing, selling, or marketing and selling of demand response into wholesale electricity markets by an aggregator of retail customers or by a retail customer is prohibited unless the Arkansas Public Service Commission or the governing authority of a municipally owned electric utility or a consolidated municipal utility improvement district determines that the marketing, selling, […]

§ 23-18-1005. Applicability

This subchapter does not prevent a nonresidential customer from opting out in accordance with § 23-3-405 of energy conservation programs and measures as defined in § 23-3-403.