Regulation .10 Approving a Contract for Energy Assistance Households.
Regulation .10 Approving a Contract for Energy Assistance Households.LinkCopy Citation
A.
For contracts signed on or after July 1, 2023, an electricity supplier may not serve a customer in an energy assistance household except pursuant to a Commission-approved contract for energy assistance households.
B.
An electricity supplier applying for approval of a contract for energy assistance households shall file on a form provided by the Commission.
C.
The submission shall include:
(1)
The identity of the applicant;
(2)
The service territories and commodities applied for;
(3)
A copy of the contract and contract summary form that will be used for sales to energy assistance households;
(4)
A description of the price a customer will pay, as it will appear on the customer contract;
(5)
For any months where the utility standard offer service rate is not known at the time of application, a description of how the supplier will ensure that the retail supplier’s rate for energy assistance households remains at or below the utility standard offer service rate;
(6)
A commitment for the entirety of the term of the supply contract to charge at or below the utility standard offer service rate;
(7)
A commitment to follow the terms of Public Utilities Article, §4-308, Annotated Code of Maryland; and
(8)
A commitment to uniquely identify the offer in such a way as to distinguish the Commission-approved contract for energy assistance households from other supply products the supplier may be offering for sale in Maryland.
D.
The Commission may approve a supplier’s application for a contract for energy assistance households subject to any conditions the Commission determines appropriate.