Section 7-307.1 – Termination of Electric and Gas Service in Extreme Temperatures
(a) A public service company may not terminate electric or gas service to a residential customer in a designated weather station area because of nonpayment on a day for which the forecasted high temperature is 32 degrees Fahrenheit or below in that weather station area. (b) A public service company may not terminate electric service to a […]
Section 7-307.2 – Default in Payment for Electric, Gas, Sewer and Water Service
(a) This section applies only to property subject to a condominium regime established under Title 11 of the Real Property Article. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, if a public service company bills the governing body of a condominium or a person designated by the governing body of a condominium for electric, gas, or water service for all […]
Section 7-307.3 – Termination of Service to Multifamily Dwelling Unit
(a) A public service company that intends to terminate, because of nonpayment, electric or gas service to a customer of the service to a multifamily dwelling unit shall notify the property owner or property manager of the multifamily dwelling unit before terminating service to the customer if the public service company has received the customer’s consent […]
Section 7-307.4 – Termination of Service to Involuntarily Furloughed Federal Employees
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Eligible residential customer” means a residential electric or gas customer who is: (i) employed by the federal or State government or a local government in the State; and (ii) involuntarily furloughed from work without pay because of a government shutdown, regardless of whether the employee is required […]
Section 7-308 – Natural Gas Vehicles
(a) In this section, “natural gas vehicle” means a vehicle operated on a public road and powered by natural gas. (b) The sale by any person of natural gas that is received from a public service company for use as a motor fuel in a natural gas vehicle is not subject to regulation by the Commission. (c) A […]
Section 7-309 – Tenant’s Paying of Utility Bills Owed by Landlord
(a) This section does not apply to electric cooperatives. (b) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Affected dwelling unit” means a dwelling unit, as defined in § 7–303 of this subtitle, where the utility service: (i) is in the landlord’s name; (ii) is delivered through a single meter to a single dwelling unit; and (iii) does […]
Section 7-310 – Retail Choice Customer Education and Protection Fund
(a) In this section, “Fund” means the Retail Choice Customer Education and Protection Fund. (b) There is a Retail Choice Customer Education and Protection Fund. (c) The purpose of the Fund is to provide resources to improve the Commission’s ability to: (1) educate customers on retail electric and gas choice; and (2) protect customers from unfair, false, misleading, or deceptive […]
Section 7-311 – Training and Educational Program — Electricity and Gas Suppliers
(a) The Commission shall develop a training and educational program for any entity or individual that is licensed by the Commission as an electricity supplier or a gas supplier. (b) The Commission shall develop the program in consultation with interested stakeholders, including electricity suppliers and gas suppliers. (c) The program shall require that a designated representative of each […]
Section 7-312 – Billing Information Provided Upon Request — Form of Information
(a) On request of a retail electricity customer, an electric company shall provide to the customer the historic usage and billing information for the customer’s account for not less than the preceding 12 months. (b) The electric company shall make the information under subsection (a) of this section available to the customer in one of the following […]
Section 7-303 – Submetering — Apartment House and Commercial Building
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) (i) “Apartment house” means one or more buildings that each contain more than two dwelling units and in which all the dwelling units are occupied primarily for nontransient use with rent paid at intervals of 1 week or longer. (ii) “Apartment house” includes a residential condominium or […]