Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 3 - Consumer Relations
Section 7-314 - Maintenance of Customer Subscriptions and Contracts Following Change of Address -- Accommodation by Electric Company

** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTERS 265 AND 266 OF 2021 **
    (a)    This section applies to electric companies, electric cooperatives, and municipal utilities that offer customer choice for competitive electricity supply under Subtitle 5 of this title.
    (b)    A residential electric customer who has a change in the service address associated with the customer’s electricity account may maintain the customer’s competitive electricity supply contract for the new address if the new address is within the same electric territory as the old address.
    (c)    An electric company may not terminate a customer’s contract due to a change of address for the service address associated with the contract if the requirements under subsection (b) of this section are met.
    (d)    An electric company shall make any changes necessary to accommodate a customer’s change of address on notification by the customer.

Structure Maryland Statutes

Maryland Statutes

Public Utilities

Division I - Public Services and Utilities

Title 7 - Gas, Electric, and Water Companies

Subtitle 3 - Consumer Relations

Section 7-301 - Meters -- Authorization by Commission

Section 7-302 - Meters -- Inspection

Section 7-303 - Submetering -- Apartment House and Commercial Building

Section 7-304 - Energy Allocation Equipment -- Apartments

Section 7-305 - Customer Billing

Section 7-306 - Net Energy Metering

Section 7-306.1 - Interconnection Agreement for Installation of Solar Electric Generating Facility

Section 7-306.2 - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Pilot Program

Section 7-307 - Termination of Service to Low Income Customers

Section 7-307.1 - Termination of Electric and Gas Service in Extreme Temperatures

Section 7-307.2 - Default in Payment for Electric, Gas, Sewer and Water Service

Section 7-307.3 - Termination of Service to Multifamily Dwelling Unit

Section 7-307.4 - Termination of Service to Involuntarily Furloughed Federal Employees

Section 7-308 - Natural Gas Vehicles

Section 7-309 - Tenant's Paying of Utility Bills Owed by Landlord

Section 7-310 - Retail Choice Customer Education and Protection Fund

Section 7-311 - Training and Educational Program -- Electricity and Gas Suppliers

Section 7-312 - Billing Information Provided Upon Request -- Form of Information

Section 7-313 - Gas Service Regulator Location -- Exemption -- Installation Away From Vehicular Traffic and Other External Forces -- Reports on Progress of Implementation Plan

Section 7-314 - Maintenance of Customer Subscriptions and Contracts Following Change of Address -- Accommodation by Electric Company