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<section article="gpu" article_name="Public Utilities" number="7-316" title_number="7" title_name="Gas, Electric, and Water Companies" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Consumer Relations">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “marketing” does not include materials to educate or inform a retail customer about standard offer service, default gas commodity service, or customer choice.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, an electric company  or a gas company may not recover through its rates any costs associated with marketing its services.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>An electric cooperative may recover through its rates any costs associated with marketing its services, including the costs associated with materials that educate or inform a retail customer about standard offer service or customer choice.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Commission may, by regulation, adopt criteria for reviewing marketing and other communication materials of an electric company or a gas company to determine whether the cost of the materials may be recovered through the company’s rates.</text>
  </level>
</section>
