Md. Code, Public Utilities § 7-315
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§7–315.
Official statutory text
(a) (1) In this section, “residential energy retailer” includes:
(i) an electricity supplier that supplies electricity to residential retail electric customers;
(ii) a gas supplier that supplies gas to residential retail gas customers;
(iii) an energy salesperson; and
(iv) an energy vendor.
(2) “Residential energy retailer” does not include:
(i) the Department of General Services when the Department of General Services sells energy under § 7–704.4 of this title;
(ii) a community choice aggregator under § 7–510.3 of this title;
(iii) an electricity supplier when supplying electricity to commercial retail electric customers; or
(iv) a gas supplier that supplies gas to commercial retail gas customers.
(b) The Commission may adopt regulations to:
(1) require a residential energy retailer to post notices and disclosures required under this title on the retailer’s website:
(i) in a prominent location;
(ii) using at least a certain minimum font size; and
(iii) in a format approved by the Commission; and
(2) require or prohibit the use of specific language in a residential energy retailer’s marketing materials, disclaimers, disclosures, and legal documents, including requiring or prohibiting the use of specific language based on service or product type.
(c) The Commission shall require a residential energy retailer to post on the retailer’s website, in clear and unambiguous language:
(1) the terms and conditions of the residential services and products sold by the retailer; and
(2) an environmental disclosure, in a format required by the Commission, for the residential services and products sold by the retailer.
(i) an electricity supplier that supplies electricity to residential retail electric customers;
(ii) a gas supplier that supplies gas to residential retail gas customers;
(iii) an energy salesperson; and
(iv) an energy vendor.
(2) “Residential energy retailer” does not include:
(i) the Department of General Services when the Department of General Services sells energy under § 7–704.4 of this title;
(ii) a community choice aggregator under § 7–510.3 of this title;
(iii) an electricity supplier when supplying electricity to commercial retail electric customers; or
(iv) a gas supplier that supplies gas to commercial retail gas customers.
(b) The Commission may adopt regulations to:
(1) require a residential energy retailer to post notices and disclosures required under this title on the retailer’s website:
(i) in a prominent location;
(ii) using at least a certain minimum font size; and
(iii) in a format approved by the Commission; and
(2) require or prohibit the use of specific language in a residential energy retailer’s marketing materials, disclaimers, disclosures, and legal documents, including requiring or prohibiting the use of specific language based on service or product type.
(c) The Commission shall require a residential energy retailer to post on the retailer’s website, in clear and unambiguous language:
(1) the terms and conditions of the residential services and products sold by the retailer; and
(2) an environmental disclosure, in a format required by the Commission, for the residential services and products sold by the retailer.
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