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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 20.62.03.05" title_num="20" subtitle_num="62" chapter_num="03" heading="Data Communication.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>All subscriber organizations, subscription coordinators, and utilities shall use the uniform electronic transaction processes approved by the Commission.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Community Solar Program Data Collection.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Subscriber organizations shall provide the Maryland Public Service Commission with the following data by the 10th day of January, April, July, and October, and the data will be provided to the Maryland Energy Administration and may be made publicly available:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The name and address of the subscriber organization responsible for the community solar project;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The name(s) and contact information (phone number, email address, and website) of the organization(s) authorized to find and sign-up subscribers;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The name and description of the community solar array to include its project ID, physical location, and electrical service territory;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>The status of the community solar array development to identify the project phase to include at least one of the following options:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Design and development phase;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Under construction;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>In-service;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Canceled/withdrawn; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>On-hold/waitlist;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>The status of subscription acquisition to include at least one of the following options:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Not soliciting subscriptions at this time;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Subscriptions are available;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Fully subscribed, not accepting new subscriptions; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Fully subscribed, but wait-listing new requests;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>The types of subscriptions being sought to include at least one of the following options:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Private placement only, not available to the public;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Available to residential subscribers only;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Available to commercial subscribers only; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Available to both residential and commercial subscribers;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>The status of special discounts available to Low and Moderate income subscribers;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>The project size (kW-ac);</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>The expected in-service date; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(j)">
        <text>Date of last data update.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Subscriber organizations shall provide the Maryland Public Service Commission with the following data by the 10th day of January, April, July, and October:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Information that the subscriber organization deems confidential shall be marked as such;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Confidentially marked documents or information contained therein shall be shared with the Maryland Energy Administration and the Office of People's Counsel;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Confidential documents can be shared by the Maryland Public Service Commission with an entity subject to the entity signing a nondisclosure agreement or subject to the requirements of the Public Information Act.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>The name, address, phone number, and email address of the subscriber organization point of contact (POC);</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>The date program capacity was granted by the utility;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>The proposed community solar generating system output power (kW-dc);</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Proposed community solar energy generating system acreage (land actually inside the fence line);</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>The percentage of energy subscribed to residential subscribers and to commercial subscribers;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>A subscription summary for each class of subscribers showing rates, fees, and any other pertinent information; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(j)">
        <text>Date of last data update.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>During community solar project design and construction, all data in §B(1) and (2) of this regulation are considered to be the “best estimate” as of the reporting date. Within 60 days of an array going online, data shall be finalized with values as of the date of “Permission to Operate”. No additional reporting is required after the commercial operational date.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>If no data have changed from the last report, the subscriber organization may simply submit a report stating that there were no changes from the previous report.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>