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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 20.50.10.01" title_num="20" subtitle_num="50" chapter_num="10" heading="General.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Net Energy Metering. An electric company shall provide net metering of electric service to eligible customer-generators using a meter capable of net energy metering until the rated generating capacity of all eligible customer-generators in the State reaches 1,500 megawatts.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Maximum Size of Electric Generating System — Net Metering. An electric company may not provide net energy metering to an eligible customer-generator operating an electric generating system that has a rated capacity of more than 2 megawatts.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Micro Combined Heat and Power Electric Generating System. An electric company may not provide net energy metering to an eligible customer-generator operating a micro combined heat and power electric generating system that has a rated capacity of more than 30 kilowatts.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Qualifying for Net Energy Metering.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>In order to initially qualify for net energy metering:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An eligible customer-generator shall comply with the provisions of COMAR 20.50.09; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The eligible customer-generator’s proposed electric generating system may not exceed 200 percent of the eligible customer-generator’s baseline annual usage.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Upgraded Electric Generating Systems.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>When an eligible customer-generator receiving net energy metering proposes an upgrade to an existing electric generating system, an electric company shall re-evaluate the baseline annual usage to determine whether the electric generating system continues to meet the requirements of §D(1)(b) of this regulation.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If the eligible customer-generator’s upgraded electric generating system does not meet the requirements of §D(1)(b) of this regulation, an electric company may discontinue net energy metering.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>