State energy conservation plans

The Secretary shall, by rule, within 60 days after December 22, 1975, prescribe guidelines for the preparation of a State energy conservation feasibility report. The Secretary shall invite the Governor of each State to submit, within 3 months after the effective date of such guidelines, such a report. Such report shall include— The Secretary shall, by rule, within 6 months after December 22, 1975, prescribe guidelines with respect to measures required to be included in, and guidelines for the development, modification, and funding of, State energy conservation plans. The Secretary shall invite the Governor of each State to submit, within 5 months after the effective date of such guidelines, a report. Such report shall include— Each proposed State energy conservation plan to be eligible for Federal assistance under this part shall include— the mandatory conduct of activities to support transmission and distribution planning, including— Each proposed State energy conservation plan may include— programs for financing energy efficiency and renewable energy capital investments, projects, and programs— programs to promote the adoption of integrated energy plans which provide for— programs to promote energy efficiency in residential housing, such as— The Governor of any State may submit to the Secretary a State energy conservation plan which is a standby energy conservation plan to significantly reduce energy demand by regulating the public and private consumption of energy during a severe energy supply interruption, which plan may be separately eligible for Federal assistance under this part without regard to subsections (c) and (d) of this section. The purposes of this subsection are to— The programs to implement the functions of the Energy Technology Commercialization Services Program, as provided for by subsection (d)(12), shall— For the purposes of this subsection, the term— The Secretary shall, at least once every 3 years, invite the Governor of each State to review and, if necessary, revise the energy conservation plan of such State submitted under subsection (b) or (e). Such reviews should consider the energy conservation plans of other States within the region, and identify opportunities and actions carried out in pursuit of common energy conservation goals.