1. A. Subscriber List.

   1. (1) List Composition.

      1. (a) A subscriber organization or subscription coordinator shall provide the electric company with electronic data indicating the proportion of a community solar energy generating system’s output that shall be applied to each subscriber’s bill.
      2. (b) An electric company may develop an alternative format for processing subscriber lists.

   2. (2) Update Frequency.

      1. (a) A subscriber organization or subscription coordinator may at any time provide an updated subscriber list to an electric company.
      2. (b) A subscriber organization or subscription coordinator shall provide an updated subscriber list via the designated electronic portal maintained by the electric company under §H of this regulation or any other format accepted by the electric company.
      3. (c) An electric company shall use the most recent subscriber list provided by a subscriber organization or subscription coordinator, subject to submission deadlines incorporated by tariff and accepted by the Commission.
   3. (3) An electric company shall apply credits using the most recently updated subscriber list provided by the subscriber organization or subscription coordinator.
2. B. An electric company shall determine the amount of kilowatt hours to be credited to each subscriber by multiplying the subscriber’s most recent generation proportion from §A of this regulation by the output of the community solar energy generating system as measured by the electric company’s meter.

3. C. Application of Subscription Credits.

   1. (1) Unless otherwise directed by the Commission, an electric company may choose to apply the appropriate kilowatt-hour credit from §B of this regulation to each subscriber’s bill as either a reduction in metered kilowatt-hour use or a dollar credit to the subscriber's billed amount.
   2. (2) An electric company shall choose the same method for all subscribers in a project.
4. D. If the electric company chooses to apply the credit from §C of this regulation as a dollar amount, the electric company shall apply a credit no less than the value to the subscriber of the credit had it been applied to the subscriber’s bill as a reduction in metered kilowatt hours.
5. E. An electric company shall retain a record of a project’s kilowatt hours applied to each subscriber’s account for a period of 7 years.

6. F. Electronic Portal.

   1. (1) An electric company shall establish and maintain an electronic portal that allows a subscriber organization or subscription coordinator to provide subscriber lists to the electric company for crediting as required by this regulation.
   2. (2) An electric company that has established an electronic portal prior to the effective date of this regulation shall maintain an electronic portal with the capability that is specified in §H(3) of this regulation for each CSEGS in the Program.
   3. (3) An electric company shall allow a subscriber organization or subscription coordinator to input data electronically in batches of up to 1,000 subscriber accounts per CSEGS, including the ability to add new subscribers, remove subscribers, and edit the allocations of existing subscribers.

7. G. Electric Company Credit Allocation Reporting.

   1. (1) An electric company shall provide a subscriber organization or subscription coordinator with a report detailing each subscriber’s credit allocation.
   2. (2) An electric company shall provide the report described in §G(1) of this regulation no later than the last day of each calendar month following the month of the CSEGS meter reading by the electric company.

Authority: Public Utilities Article, §§2-113, 2-121, 7-306, 7-306.1, and 7-306.2, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 18, 2016 (43:14 Md. R. 781)

Regulation .01 amended effective June 15, 2020 (47:12 Md. R. 597); March 21, 2022 (49:6 Md. R. 406); March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 221)

Regulation .02 amended effective March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 221)

Regulation .02A amended effective June 15, 2020 (47:12 Md. R. 597); March 21, 2022 (49:6 Md. R. 406)

Regulation .02C amended effective March 21, 2022 (49:6 Md. R. 406)

Regulation .03 amended effective June 15, 2020 (47:12 Md. R. 597); March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 221)

Regulation .04 amended effective March 21, 2022 (49:6 Md. R. 406); March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 221)

Regulation .04E amended effective June 15, 2020 (47:12 Md. R. 597)

Regulation .06 amended effective March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 221)

Regulation .07 amended effective March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 221)

Regulation .09 A, C amended effective March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 221)

Regulation .10 amended effective March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 221)

Regulation .11B amended effective March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 221)