(a) An electric company may transfer any of its generation facilities or generation assets to an affiliate.
(b) The transfer of a generation facility or generation asset to an affiliate may not affect or restrict the Commission’s determination of the value of a generation asset for purposes of transition costs or benefits under § 7-513(b) of this subtitle.
(c) (1) This subsection is in effect until the later of the date when:
(i) all customers of the electric company are eligible for customer choice under § 7-510 of this subtitle; and
(ii) the amount of transition costs or benefits arising from the generation to be transferred has been finally determined by the Commission under § 7-513(a) through (c) of this subtitle.
(2) The Commission may review and approve the transfer for the sole purpose of determining:
(i) that the appropriate accounting has been followed;
(ii) that the transfer does not or would not result in an undue adverse effect on the proper functioning of a competitive electricity supply market; and
(iii) the appropriate transfer price and rate making treatment.
(3) The Commission shall act on the transfer of a generation facility or generation asset under this subsection within 180 days after the electric company files its proposed transfer application and any required supporting information.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Division I - Public Services and Utilities
Title 7 - Gas, Electric, and Water Companies
Subtitle 5 - Electric Industry Restructuring
Part II - Electric Industry Restructuring Enabled
Section 7-504 - Purpose of Subtitle
Section 7-505 - Transition to a Restructured Electric Industry
Section 7-506 - Distribution Services
Section 7-507 - Licenses to Supply Electricity
Section 7-508 - Transfer of Assets
Section 7-509 - Electric Company's Authority to Regulate
Section 7-510 - Phased Implementation of Customer Choice
Section 7-510.1 - Customer Education on Customer Choice
Section 7-510.2 - Customer Choice Shopping Website for Electricity Suppliers
Section 7-511 - Competitive Billing and Metering
Section 7-512 - Previously Unregulated Electric Companies
Section 7-512.1 - Universal Service Program
Section 7-513 - Transition Costs
Section 7-514 - Investigations of Anticompetitive Conduct
Section 7-515 - Interstate Competition