The electric plant of the utility shall be constructed, installed, maintained, and operated in accordance with accepted good engineering practice in the electric industry to assure, as far as reasonably possible, continuity of service, uniformity in the quality of service furnished, and the safety of persons and property.

Authority: Public Utilities Article, §§2-113, 2-121, 5-101, 5-303, and 7-213, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: May 22, 1942 (Order No. 38330)

Chapter revised effective May 18, 1960 (Order No. 54348)

Chapter revised effective June 1, 1965 (Order No. 55819)

Regulation .02 amended effective January 23, 1981 (8:2 Md. R. 117); March 27, 2006 (33:6 Md. R. 580); June 9, 2008 (35:8 Md. R. 808); September 21, 2009 (36:19 Md. R. 1438); May 28, 2012 (39:10 Md. R. 661); October 8, 2018 (45:20 Md. R. 920); March 20, 2023 (50:5 Md. R. 183); August 21, 2023 (50:16 Md. R. 728)

Regulation .02K, L amended effective July 7, 2025 (52:13 Md. R. 657)

Regulation .02M—O adopted effective July 7, 2025 (52:13 Md. R. 657)

Regulation .04 amended effective April 15, 2002 (29:7 Md. R. 622); May 28, 2012 (39:10 Md. R. 661)

Regulation .05 adopted effective March 27, 2006 (33:6 Md. R. 580)

Regulation .05 amended effective June 9, 2008 (35:8 Md. R. 808)

Regulation .06 adopted effective September 21, 2009 (36:19 Md. R. 1438)

Regulation .06D adopted effective December 2, 2019 (46:24 Md. R. 1104)