peak demand if it determines that the benefits of the EE&C Program exceed its costs. In accordance with that directive, the Commission issued a Secretarial Letter on March 1, 2012, at Docket No. M-2012-2289411 seeking comments on several issues related to the design and implementation of any future phase of the EE&C Program, and whether additional incremental consumption and peak demand reduction targets would be adopted. On May 10, 2012, in response to the comments received pursuant to the Secretarial Letter, the Commission issued a Tentative Implementation Order (Phase II to begin the process of evaluating the costs and benefits Tentative Implementation Order) of the initial EE&C Program and the possible establishment of new reduction targets. In the the Commission found that the benefits of Phase II Tentative Implementation Order, a Phase II Act 129 Program would exceed the costs. Therefore, the Commission proposed the adoption of additional required incremental reductions in consumption for another program term and sought additional comments on its specific proposals. Subsequently, in response to the comments filed pursuant to the Phase II on August 3, 2012, the Commission issued the Tentative Implementation Order, Phase II which established required standards for Phase II EDC EE&C Implementation Order, plans (including the additional incremental reductions in consumption that each EDC must meet), and provided guidance on the procedures to be followed for submittal, review and approval of all aspects of the EE&C plans. Within the Phase II EDCs’ the Commission tentatively adopted EDC-specific consumption Implementation Order, reduction targets as set forth in Table 1 in Section A.2.c.1 of that Order. The targets varied from a high of 2.9% for PECO Energy Company (PECO) to a low of 1.6% for West Penn Power Company. at 24. The Phase II Implementation Order Phase II provided that these targets would become final for any covered Implementation Order EDC that did not petition the Commission for an evidentiary hearing by August 20, 2012. at 30-32. Id. On August 20, 2012, Metropolitan Edison Company, Pennsylvania Electric
peak demand if it determines that the benefits of the EE&C Program exceed its costs. In accordance with that directive, the Commission issued a Secretarial Letter on March 1, 2012, at Docket No. M-2012-2289411 seeking comments on several issues related to the design and implementation of any future phase of the EE&C Program, and whether additional incremental consumption and peak demand reduction targets would be adopted. On May 10, 2012, in response to the comments received pursuant to the Secretarial Letter, the Commission issued a Tentative Implementation Order (Phase II Tentative Implementation Order) to begin the process of evaluating the costs and benefits of the initial EE&C Program and the possible establishment of new reduction targets. In the Phase II Tentative Implementation Order, the Commission found that the benefits of a Phase II Act 129 Program would exceed the costs. Therefore, the Commission proposed the adoption of additional required incremental reductions in consumption for another program term and sought additional comments on its specific proposals. Subsequently, in response to the comments filed pursuant to the Phase II Tentative Implementation Order, on August 3, 2012, the Commission issued the Phase II Implementation Order, which established required standards for Phase II EDC EE&C plans (including the additional incremental reductions in consumption that each EDC must meet), and provided guidance on the procedures to be followed for submittal, review and approval of all aspects of the EDCs’ EE&C plans. Within the Phase II Implementation Order, the Commission tentatively adopted EDC-specific consumption reduction targets as set forth in Table 1 in Section A.2.c.1 of that Order. The targets varied from a high of 2.9% for PECO Energy Company (PECO) to a low of 1.6% for West Penn Power Company. Phase II Implementation Order at 24. The Phase II Implementation Order provided that these targets would become final for any covered EDC that did not petition the Commission for an evidentiary hearing by August 20, 2012. Id. at 30-32. On August 20, 2012, Metropolitan Edison Company, Pennsylvania Electric
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