Md. Code Regs. 20.50.12.04

Current through Register Vol. 52, No. 1, January 10, 2025

Section 20.50.12.04 - Multiple Device Activation Standard

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Md. Code Regs. 20.50.12.04

Regulation .04 amended effective 50:16 Md. R. 728, eff. 8/21/2023