Section 7-313 – Gas Service Regulator Location — Exemption — Installation Away From Vehicular Traffic and Other External Forces — Reports on Progress of Implementation Plan
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Gas service regulator” means an instrument that: (i) is installed to a meter inlet to control the gas pressure being introduced into a structure; and (ii) includes a relief valve to vent excess gas to the outside atmosphere if the pressure of the regulated gas exceeds a […]
Section 7-304 – Energy Allocation Equipment — Apartments
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Apartment house” has the meaning stated in § 7-303(a) of this subtitle. (3) “Dwelling unit” has the meaning stated in § 7-303(a) of this subtitle. (4) “Energy allocation system” means a method of determining the approximate energy use within an individual dwelling unit by a measuring device […]
Section 7-314 – Maintenance of Customer Subscriptions and Contracts Following Change of Address — Accommodation by Electric Company
** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTERS 265 AND 266 OF 2021 ** (a) This section applies to electric companies, electric cooperatives, and municipal utilities that offer customer choice for competitive electricity supply under Subtitle 5 of this title. (b) A residential electric customer who has a change in the service address associated with the customer’s […]
Section 7-305 – Customer Billing
(a) A gas company or electric company may bill its customers for gas, electricity, or any other service it renders only on the basis of the net total cost of the service under the applicable rate that is filed for that service. (b) (1) The Commission may authorize a gas company or electric company to apply an additional […]
Section 7-306 – Net Energy Metering
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Baseline annual usage” means: (i) a subscriber’s accumulated electricity use in kilowatt–hours for the 12 months before the subscriber’s most recent subscription; or (ii) for a subscriber that does not have a record of 12 months of electricity use at the time of the subscriber’s most recent […]
Section 7-306.1 – Interconnection Agreement for Installation of Solar Electric Generating Facility
(a) A person who is negotiating a contract with an eligible customer–generator to install a solar electric generating facility on the customer–generator’s property that the customer–generator owns and operates, leases and operates, or contracts with a third party that owns and operates and that requires interconnection with an electric company’s distribution facilities: (1) shall submit to the […]
Section 7-306.2 – Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Pilot Program
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Baseline annual usage” means: (i) a subscriber’s accumulated electricity use in kilowatt–hours for the 12 months before the subscriber’s most recent subscription; or (ii) for a subscriber that does not have a record of 12 months of electricity use at the time of the subscriber’s most recent […]
Section 7-307 – Termination of Service to Low Income Customers
(a) In this section, “termination of service” means the termination, reduction, or refusal to reinstate gas or electric service, or any other action that has the effect of reducing or denying gas or electric service because of nonpayment. (b) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Commission shall adopt regulations concerning the prohibition against or limitation […]
Section 7-301 – Meters — Authorization by Commission
(a) A person may not furnish or put in use for revenue billing purposes a gas meter or electric meter unless the Commission has authorized the meter’s use. (b) (1) Each gas company and electric company shall maintain suitable equipment, approved by the Commission, for testing the accuracy of a gas meter or electric meter furnished by the […]
Section 7-302 – Meters — Inspection
(a) (1) By written request, a consumer may compel the Commission to inspect and test the consumer’s electric meter or gas meter. (2) The consumer is entitled to be present for the test. (b) (1) The Commission shall set a percentage tolerance limit for the accuracy of an electric meter or gas meter. (2) The Commission shall order a gas company […]