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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 20.32.01.02" title_num="20" subtitle_num="32" chapter_num="01" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“CAD” means the Consumer Affairs Division within the Commission pursuant to this subtitle.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Commission” means the Public Service Commission of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Community Solar energy generating system” or “CSEGS” has the meaning stated in Public Utilities Article, §7-306.2, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Customer” means any person, association, partnership, corporation, or governmental agency who has applied for utility service, in whose name a utility service account is maintained, or has been solicited by a supplier to purchase energy supply.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Dispute” means a disagreement between a utility and a customer regarding provision of utility service, disputed bills, billing practices, or terminations of service.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Disputed bill” means a bill which is the subject of a controversy between a customer and a utility regarding any billing error, including, but not limited to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Errors in computation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Failure of the bill to reflect a payment or credit; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Billing for service for which the customer alleges he was not responsible.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Inquiry” means the written or oral communication used by a customer to request review of a dispute.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Mediation” means a third-party effort to resolve, negotiate, or conciliate a dispute.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Subscriber organization” has the meaning stated in COMAR 20.62.01.02B(19).</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>“Supplier” has the meaning defined in COMAR 20.54.01.02B(9) and COMAR 20.51.01.02B(10).</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>“Termination” means the discontinuance of electric, gas, or telephone service to a customer or premises.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>“Utility” means an electric company, gas company, combination gas and electric company, telephone company, or water company as defined by Public Utilities Article, §1-101, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>