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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".14" citation="COMAR 20.50.12.14" title_num="20" subtitle_num="50" chapter_num="12" heading="Customer Perception Surveys.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Each utility shall perform a customer perception survey no less than every 4 years.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The objective of the survey is to measure customer perceptions regarding the utility's overall performance, reliability performance, vegetation management activities, effectiveness of customer communications, and service quality performance.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>By April 1, 2026, and every 4 years thereafter, unless otherwise directed by the Commission, each utility shall file customer perception survey results that shall be included with each utility’s submittal under Regulation .02D(7)(b) of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Each utility shall use a survey process as determined by the Commission, in which the survey question themes and associated rating scales shall be consistent among all utilities.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Each utility shall determine a communication methodology to reach customers in regard to collecting survey data and survey sample size to reflect a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percent at a minimum 90 percent confidence level for both the residential and commercial customer segments.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>