# Public Utilities (GPU)

## Title 7. Gas, Electric, and Water Companies

### Subtitle 3. Consumer Relations

#### Section 7-318

(a) Except as provided in Sec.Sec. 10-14A-03 and 10-14B-03 of the State Government Article, beginning July 1, 2025, a person may not engage in the business of an energy vendor in the State unless the person holds a license issued by the Commission.

(b)

  (1) An application for an energy vendor license shall:

    (i) be made to the Commission in writing on a form adopted by the Commission;

    (ii) be verified by oath or affirmation; and

    (iii) contain information that the Commission requires, including payment of the applicable licensing fee.

  (2)

    (i) The term of an energy vendor license is 3 years.

    (ii) The terms of licenses may be staggered as determined by the Commission.

    (iii) Unless a license is renewed for a 3-year term in accordance with this subsection, the license expires on the date that the Commission sets.

    (iv) A licensee may renew a license for a 3-year term before the license expires if the licensee:

      (1) otherwise is entitled to be licensed;

      (2) submits to the Commission a renewal application on the form that the Commission provides; and

      (3) pays to the Commission the applicable renewal fee set by the Commission.

(c) The Commission shall, by regulation or order:

  (1) require proof of financial integrity;

  (2) require a licensee to post a bond or other similar instrument if, in the Commission's judgment, the bond or similar instrument is necessary to ensure an energy vendor's financial integrity; and

  (3) adopt any other requirements the Commission finds to be in the public interest.

(d) A license issued under this section may not be transferred without prior Commission approval.

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Md. Code Ann., Pub. Util. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)