Sec. 18A-52. Established.

There is within the Department of Environmental Protection a Community Choice Aggregator, as authorized under Maryland Code § 7-510.3 of the Public Utilities Article, as amended, to promote and facilitate the provision of clean and renewable energy to residential and small commercial electric customers within the County.

The Director, or their designee, is responsible for all operations and functions of the CCA.

The CCA must have the capacity to serve as the electric aggregator for the purpose of negotiating the purchase of electric generation services from an electricity supplier or from an electric generating or storage facility, or providing electricity from an electric generating facility owned by the aggregator for all residential and small commercial electric customers, all as defined in Maryland Code § 1-101 and § 7-510.3 of the Public Utilities Article, as amended, in the County and provide to its customers a percentage of renewable content that exceeds the amount required by the State’s renewable energy portfolio standards, as set forth in Subtitle 7 of the Public Utilities Article of the Maryland Code, and applicable regulation.

In its operations, the CCA must prioritize sustainability, cost-efficiency, stability, and predictability in the provision of electricity.