Md. Code Regs. 20.62.02.04

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

Section 20.62.02.04 - Subscription Credits

A. Subscriber List.

(1) List Composition.

(a) A subscriber organization 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.

(b) An electric company may develop an alternative format for processing subscriber lists.

(2) Update Frequency.

(a) A subscriber organization may at any time provide an updated subscriber list to an electric company.

(b) A subscriber organization 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.

(c) An electric company shall use the most recent subscriber list provided by a subscriber organization, subject to submission deadlines incorporated by tariff and accepted by the Commission.

(3) An electric company shall apply credits using the most recently updated subscriber list provided by the subscriber organization.

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 metered output of the community solar energy generating system.

C. Application of Subscription Credits.

(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) An electric company shall choose the same method for all subscribers in a project.

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.

E. An electric company shall retain a record of a pilot project's kilowatt hours applied to each subscriber's account for a period of 7 years.

F. Subscription credits shall carry over to the next month's bill until the earlier date on which:

(1) The subscriber's account is closed; or,

(2) The subscriber's last meter reading prior to the month of April.

G. Subscriber credits that are not carried over under §F of this regulation shall be handled as excess generation.

H. Electronic Portal.

(1) An electric company shall establish and maintain an electronic portal that allows a subscriber organization to provide subscriber lists to the electric company for crediting as required by this regulation.

(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 the period of time specified in COMAR 20.62.02.10B for each CSEGS in the program.

(3) An electric company shall allow a subscriber organization 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.

(4) Electric companies that do not currently have the capabilities in §H(3) of this regulation as of the effective date of this regulation shall implement these requirements no later than 12 months from the effective date of this regulation.

I. Electric Company Credit Allocation Reporting.

(1) An electric company shall provide a subscriber organization with a report detailing each subscriber's credit allocation.

(2) An electric company shall provide the report described in §I(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.

Md. Code Regs. 20.62.02.04

Regulations .04 adopted effective 43:14 Md. R. 781, eff. 7/18/2016; amended effective 47:12 Md. R. 597, eff. 6/15/2020; amended effective 49:6 Md. R.406, eff. 3/21/2022