1. A. Each utility shall report in its annual performance report the number of protective devices that activated five or more times during the prior 12-month reporting period specified in Regulation .02B(2) of this chapter causing sustained interruptions in electric service, excluding major outage events and planned outages, to more than ten Maryland customers.
2. B. For each device referenced in §A of this regulation, the utility shall evaluate and report in its annual performance report the cause for the multiple activations.
3. C. For each device referenced in §A of this regulation, the utility shall implement reasonable remediation measures to reduce the number of activations and describe the measures in its annual performance report.
4. D. For each device referenced in §A of this regulation, the device shall not experience five or more activations, including all customer sustained interruption data, during three consecutive 12- month reporting periods, unless the utility has undertaken reasonable remediation measures to improve the performance of the device.
5. E. If a utility fails to satisfy the standard in §D of this regulation, it shall provide a corrective action plan, preferably in its annual performance report but by no later than April 1.

Authority: Public Utilities Article, §§7-213, 13-201, and 13-202, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: May 28, 2012 (39:10 Md. R. 661)

Regulation .01 amended effective August 21, 2023 (50:16 Md. R. 728)

Regulation .02 amended effective August 21, 2023 (50:16 Md. R. 728)

Regulation .02C, D amended effective December 2, 2019 (46:24 Md. R. 1104)

Regulation .02D amended effective January 7, 2016 (42:26 Md. R. 1596)

Regulation .03 amended effective October 8, 2018 (45:20 Md. R. 920)

Regulation .04A, D amended effective August 21, 2023 (50:16 Md. R. 728)

Regulation .05 amended effective August 21, 2023 (50:16 Md. R. 728)

Regulation .05A amended effective December 2, 2019 (46:24 Md. R. 1104)

Regulation .07A amended effective December 2, 2019 (46:24 Md. R. 1104)

Regulation .08D amended effective August 21, 2023 (50:16 Md. R. 728)

Regulation .09 amended effective August 21, 2023 (50:16 Md. R. 728)

Regulation .10 amended effective August 21, 2023 (50:16 Md. R. 728)

Regulation .11A amended effective March 18, 2013 (40:5 Md. R. 412); December 2, 2019 (46:24 Md. R. 1104)

Regulation .11B amended effective August 21, 2023 (50:16 Md. R. 728)

Regulation .12A, B amended effective August 21, 2023 (50:16 Md. R. 728)

Regulation .12D, E adopted effective August 21, 2023 (50:16 Md. R. 728)

Regulation .13 amended effective August 21, 2023 (50:16 Md. R. 728)

Regulation .14 amended effective August 21, 2023 (50:16 Md. R. 728)

Regulation .15 adopted effective August 21, 2023 (50:16 Md. R. 728)

Regulation .16 adopted effective August 21, 2023 (50:16 Md. R. 728)

Regulation .17 adopted effective August 21, 2023 (50:16 Md. R. 728)

Regulation .18 adopted effective August 21, 2023 (50:16 Md. R. 728)