1. A. Beginning July 1, 2023, a gas supplier may not serve a customer in an energy assistance household except pursuant to a Commission approved contract for energy assistance households.
2. B. A gas supplier applying for approval of a contract for energy assistance households shall file on a form provided by the Commission.

3. C. The submission shall include:

   1. (1) The identity of the applicant;
   2. (2) The service territories and commodities applied for;
   3. (3) A copy of the contract and contract summary form that will be used for sales to energy assistance households;
   4. (4) A description of the price a customer will pay, as it will appear on the customer contract;
   5. (5) For any months where the utility gas commodity price or net purchased gas charge is not known at the time of application, a description of how the supplier will ensure that the retail supplier’s rate for energy assistance households remains at or below the utility gas commodity price or net purchased gas charge;
   6. (6) A commitment for the entirety of the term of the supply contract to charge at or below the utility gas commodity price or net purchased gas charge;
   7. (7) A commitment to follow the terms of Public Utilities Article, §4-308, Annotated Code of Maryland; and
   8. (8) A commitment to uniquely identify the offer in such a way as to distinguish the Commission-approved contract for energy assistance households from other supply products the supplier may be offering for sale in Maryland.
4. D. The Commission may approve a supplier’s application for a contract for energy assistance households subject to any conditions the Commission determines appropriate.

Authority: Public Utilities Article, §§2-113, 2-121, 4-308, 5-101, 7-507, 7-511, and 7-601—7-606, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: August 18, 2003 (30:16 Md. R. 1076)

Regulation .01 amended effective March 7, 2022 (49:5 Md. R. 367)

Regulation .02B amended effective March 7, 2022 (49:5 Md. R. 367)

Regulation .02C, D adopted effective March 7, 2022 (49:5 Md. R. 367)

Regulation .03A amended effective July 10, 2023 (50:13 Md. R. 513)

Regulation .07 amended effective March 7, 2022 (49:5 Md. R. 367)

Regulation .08 amended effective March 7, 2022 (49:5 Md. R. 367)

Regulation .10 adopted effective July 10, 2023 (50:13 Md. R. 513)