1. A. Exceptions. This regulation does not apply to:

   1. (1) Employee-sharing between a utility and another utility, or any operating division of the same utility, regulated by the Commission or another state's utility regulatory body; or
   2. (2) Personnel sharing permitted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
2. B. Permitted Personnel Sharing. Except as provided in §C of this regulation, a utility may share personnel with its affiliate.

3. C. Restrictions on Personnel Sharing. A utility may not share with its core service affiliate:

   1. (1) Operational, advertising, marketing, or market research personnel; or

   2. (2) Any other individual, if that individual:

      1. (a) Possesses information that is competitively sensitive to the electric or gas supply markets; and
      2. (b) Will use this information in the course of performing the shared job function.

Authority: Public Utilities Article, §§2-113, 2-121, 7-505, 7-604, and 7-606, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: March 13, 2006 (33:5 Md. R. 522)

Regulation .06 amended effective July 8, 2024 (51:13 Md. R. 648)

Regulation .07B amended effective March 18, 2013 (40:5 Md. R. 412)

Regulation .08A amended effective March 18, 2013 (40:5 Md. R. 412)