Eliminates demand side management programs from cost recovery through societal benefits charge.

S 389 removes demand side management programs - such as energy efficiency initiatives, plug-in electric vehicle incentives, and renewable energy projects - from the list of costs electric and gas utilities can recover through the societal benefits charge on customer bills. This amendment deletes a specific statutory provision that previously allowed utilities to fund these programs via a mandatory charge added to all customers' rates. The bill does not eliminate the programs themselves but changes their funding mechanism, requiring alternative approaches for cost recovery. As a result, utilities will no longer include these program costs in the societal benefits charge, potentially affecting future program funding and customer rate structures.