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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".10" citation="COMAR 20.51.02.10" title_num="20" subtitle_num="51" chapter_num="02" heading="Approving a Contract for Energy Assistance Households.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An electricity supplier applying for approval of a contract for energy assistance households shall file on a form provided by the Commission.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The submission shall include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The identity of the applicant;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The service territories and commodities applied for;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A copy of the contract and contract summary form that will be used for sales to energy assistance households;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A description of the price a customer will pay, as it will appear on the customer contract;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>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;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>A commitment for the entirety of the term of the supply contract to charge at or below the utility standard offer service rate;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>A commitment to follow the terms of Public Utilities Article, §4-308, Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>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.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The Commission may approve a supplier’s application for a contract for energy assistance households subject to any conditions the Commission determines appropriate.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>