106 STAT. 2796 PUBLIC LAW 102-486—OCT. 24, 1992 (8), and (9) of section llKd))" after "Act" in both places such word appears in paragraphs (1) and (2). 16 USC 2602. (d) DEFiNrnONS.—Section 3 of such Act is amended by adding the following new paragraphs at the end thereof: "(19) The term integrated resource planning* means, in the case of an electric utility, a planning and selection process for new energy resources that evaluates the full range of alternatives, including new generating capacity, power purchases, energy conservation and efiEiciency, cogeneration and district heating and cooling applications, and renewable energy resoiut^es, in order to provide adequate and reliable service to its electric customers at the lowest system cost. The process shall take into account necessary features for system operation, such as diversity, reliability, dispatchabilily, and other factors of risk; shall take into account the ability to verify energy savings achieved through energy conservation and efficiency and the projected durability of such savings measured over time; and shall treat demand and supply resources on a consistent and integrated basis. "(20) The term 'system cost' means all direct and quantifiable net costs for an energy resource over its available life, including the cost of production, distribution, transportation, utilization, waste management, and environmental compliance. "(21) The term 'demand side management' includes load management techniques.". 16 USC 2621 (e) REPORT.— Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit a report to the President and to the Congress containing— (1) a survey of all State laws, regulations, practices, and policies under which State regulatory authorities implement the provisions of paragraphs (7), (8), and (9) of section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978; (2) an evaluation by the Secretary of whether and to what extent, integrated resource planning is likely to result in— (A) higher or lower electricity costs to an electric utility's ultimate consumers or to classes or groups of such consiuners; (B) enhanced or reduced reliability of electric service; and (C) increased or decreased dependence on particular energy resources; and (3) a survey of practices and policies under which electric cooperatives prepare integrated resource plans, submit such plans to the Rural Electrification Administration and the extent to which such integrated resource planning is reflected in rates charged to customers. The report shall include an analysis prepared in coi^unction with the Federal Trade Commission, of the competitive impact of implementation of energy conservation, energy efficiency, and other demand side management programs by utilities on small businesses engaged in the design, sale, supply, installation, or servicing of similar energy conservation, energy efficiency, or other demand side management measures and whether any unfair, deceptive, or predatory acts exist, or are likely to exist, from implementation of such programs. note
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