1. A. Contract Summary.

   1. (1) Either prior to or at the same time as a contract for a subscription to a CSEGS or authority to act per COMAR Regulation .01B of this chapter is executed, a subscriber organization or a subscription coordinator shall present the customer with a completed Contract Summary Disclosure using a form that is approved by the Commission.

   2. (2) The customer shall initial a copy of the Contract Summary Disclosure to acknowledge receipt of the Contract Summary, and:

      1. (a) If a subscription contract is completed through the Internet, the completed Contract Summary shall be:

         1. (i) Available online and made available for download by the customer at the time of contracting; and
         2. (ii) Transmitted to the customer by the subscriber organization by mail or by email if the customer consents to receipt of email disclosures; and
      2. (b) Whether a subscription contract is completed in person or electronically, a subscriber organization shall allow the subscriber to retain a signed version of the executed contract and an initialed version of the Contract Summary Disclosure form.

2. B. Notice of Subscription.

   1. (1) A subscriber organization shall provide notice of subscription of a customer to a utility in a format consistent with Commission Orders.
   2. (2) A customer entering into an agreement with a subscriber organization shall receive written notice of enrollment from the subscriber organization and the electric company.

   3. (3) Notice of enrollment under §B(1) of this regulation shall include the following:

      1. (a) Customer name;
      2. (b) Customer service address;
      3. (c) Billing name;
      4. (d) Billing address;
      5. (e) Utility name;
      6. (f) Utility account number;
      7. (g) Subscriber organization name;
      8. (h) Subscriber organization account number; and
      9. (i) Effective date of the enrollment.

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 March 21, 2022 (49:6 Md. R. 406)

Regulation .01A amended effective March 3, 2025 (52:4 Md. R. 221)

Regulation .03 amended effective March 21, 2022 (49:6 Md. R. 406)

Regulation .04 amended effective March 21, 2022 (49:6 Md. R. 406)

Regulation .05 amended effective March 21, 2022 (49:6 Md. R. 406)

Regulation .06 amended effective March 21, 2022 (49:6 Md. R. 406)

Regulation .07A amended effective March 21, 2022 (49:6 Md. R. 406)

Regulation .08A amended effective March 21, 2022 (49:6 Md. R. 406)

Regulation .15 amended effective March 21, 2022 (49:6 Md. R. 406)

Regulation .16 amended effective March 21, 2022 (49:6 Md. R. 406)

Regulation .17 amended effective March 21, 2022 (49:6 Md. R. 406)

Regulation .18 amended effective March 21, 2022 (49:6 Md. R. 406)

Regulation .19 amended effective March 21, 2022 (49:6 Md. R. 406)

Regulation .20 amended effective March 21, 2022 (49:6 Md. R. 406)