Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 20 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Subtitle 51 - ELECTRICITY SUPPLIERS
Chapter 20.51.02 - Administrative Provisions
Section 20.51.02.10 - Approving a Contract for Energy Assistance Households

Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 20.51.02.10

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 6, March 22, 2024

A. For contracts signed on or after July 1, 2023, an electricity supplier may not serve a customer in an energy assistance household except pursuant to a Commission-approved contract for energy assistance households.

B. An electricity supplier applying for approval of a contract for energy assistance households shall file on a form provided by the Commission.

C. The submission shall include:

(1) The identity of the applicant;

(2) The service territories and commodities applied for;

(3) A copy of the contract and contract summary form that will be used for sales to energy assistance households;

(4) A description of the price a customer will pay, as it will appear on the customer contract;

(5) For any months where the utility standard offer service rate is not known at the time of application, a description of how the supplier will ensure that the retail supplier's rate for energy assistance households remains at or below the utility standard offer service rate;

(6) A commitment for the entirety of the term of the supply contract to charge at or below the utility standard offer service rate;

(7) A commitment to follow the terms of Public Utilities Article, §4-308, Annotated Code of Maryland; and

(8) A commitment to uniquely identify the offer in such a way as to distinguish the Commission-approved contract for energy assistance households from other supply products the supplier may be offering for sale in Maryland.

D. The Commission may approve a supplier's application for a contract for energy assistance households subject to any conditions the Commission determines appropriate.

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