# COMAR Title 20 — Public Service Commission

## Subtitle 54 — Gas Suppliers

### Chapter 02 — Administrative Provisions

#### Regulation .10 Approving a Contract for Energy Assistance Households.

*COMAR 20.54.02.10*

A. Beginning July 1, 2023, a gas supplier may not serve a customer in an energy assistance household except pursuant to a Commission approved contract for energy assistance households.

B. A gas 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 gas commodity price or net purchased gas charge 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 gas commodity price or net purchased gas charge;

  (6) A commitment for the entirety of the term of the supply contract to charge at or below the utility gas commodity price or net purchased gas charge;

  (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.