Chapter 12. CCA Pilot Program Termination
Regulation .01 Scope.LinkCopy Citation
This chapter applies to the planned or unplanned termination of Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) electric supply service.
Regulation .02 Termination Plan.LinkCopy Citation
A CCA shall comply with the termination contingency plan approved for the CCA by the Commission.
Regulation .03 Notice of Planned Program Termination.LinkCopy Citation
A.
For the years 2028, 2029, and 2030, a CCA shall file with the Commission its current termination plan by April 15 of each year.
B.
The CCA shall include in the filing the planned termination date, or range of dates, for each electric company service territory.
C.
A CCA shall, no less than 16 months prior to the planned termination date of the pilot, notify the Commission and all affected electric distribution companies with CCA customers in the county of any planned program termination of CCA electric supply service that would result in CCA customers switching to SOS supply.
D.
The CCA shall include in the notice required by §B of this regulation:
(1)
The CCA electric supply services in each electric company service territory to be terminated;
(2)
The planned date or range of dates of termination for each electric company service territory;
(3)
The number of customers served, by rate class, for each electric company service territory that the CCA plans to be switched to SOS;
(4)
An explanation of how affected customers enrolled in the CCA will be notified of the planned electric supply service termination no less than 90 days prior to the termination date; and
(5)
An explanation of why the electric supply service is being terminated.
Regulation .04 Notice of Unplanned Program Termination.LinkCopy Citation
A.
The CCA shall notify the Commission, all residential and small commercial electric customers in the county, and all electric companies with CCA customers in the county of any unplanned termination of CCA electric supply service that would result in CCA customers receiving SOS supply as soon as practicable.
B.
A CCA shall include in the notice to the Commission and electric distribution companies of unplanned CCA Pilot Program termination:
(1)
The CCA electric supply services in each electric company service territory to be terminated;
(2)
The planned date, or range of dates, of termination for each electric company service territory;
(3)
The number of customers, by rate class, served for each electric company service territory that the CCA plans to be switched to SOS;
(4)
An explanation of how affected customers enrolled in the CCA will be notified of the unplanned electric supply service termination; and
(5)
An explanation of why the electric supply service is being terminated.
C.
A CCA shall include in the notice to affected residential and small commercial electric customers of unplanned CCA Pilot Program termination:
(1)
The planned date, or range of dates, of termination for each electric company service territory; and
(2)
An explanation that affected customers will be returned to SOS unless they enter into a retail supply contract.
Regulation .05 CCA Termination.LinkCopy Citation
A.
A CCA shall coordinate with each electric company, the transfer of customers back to SOS upon termination of the CCA in order to mitigate the impact to SOS procurement.
B.
A CCA that transfers all customers to SOS shall be considered to be dissolved.
C.
A CCA may not re-form unless it has followed the procedures established by this subtitle for establishing a new CCA.
D.
A CCA may not recover from electric company customers or electric companies any stranded costs for electricity supply contracts entered into by the CCA or generation owned by the CCA.
E.
A county shall make reasonable efforts to mitigate any electric company SOS procurement costs associated with transferring CCA customers back to SOS upon termination of a CCA.
Regulation .06 Sale by the CCA of Contracted Energy Supplies.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Within 30 days of the termination date of the CCA, the county shall inform the Commission of any CCA power purchase agreements designated for the CCA load for electricity supply which will exceed necessary supply for CCA customers by filing with the Commission a notice of Excess Contracted Electricity Supply, as follows:
(1)
The notice shall include a description of each power purchase agreement for electricity supply which will exceed necessary supply for CCA customers, including:
(a)
Power purchase agreement duration;
(b)
Remaining amount due to the contracted supplier;
(c)
Any plan to resell the power purchase agreement or renegotiate the contract; and
(d)
A statement of how the county intends to recover any power purchase agreement costs that are not recovered from CCA participants.
(2)
Within 180 days of the notice, the county shall file with the Commission a notice explaining the status of any contract identified in §A(1) of this regulation.
B.
Mitigation of SOS Unplanned Load. A CCA returning customers to SOS shall make available to the affected electric company any excess contracted electricity supply with right of first refusal.
Chapter annotations
Authority: Public Utilities Article, §§1–101(b), (f), and (k), 7–306(f)(5) and (h), 7–306.2(d)(3), 7–507(a), 7–510(f) and 7–510.3, Annotated Code of Maryland
History: Effective date: February 5, 2024 (51:2 Md. R. 76)