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The Maryland Public Service Commission delegates to Staff the authority to approve supplier license renewals if conditions are met. 

From Order:

[ *** ] In consideration of the comments filed by Staff, OPC and RESA, the Commission finds the following: 

(1) The Commission is authorized by PUA § 2-108(d)(9) to delegate to its personnel “the authority to perform an administrative function necessary to carry out a duty of the Commission,” and such functions include the approval of certain retail supplier license renewals or relinquishments. The Commission hereby delegates to Staff the authority to approve retail supplier license renewals with the following conditions at the time a supplier applies for license renewal: 

(a) the supplier has no history of complaints with CAD within the previous three years; 

(b) the supplier must submit proof of compliance with the reporting requirements outlined in Commission Order Nos. 91463 (PC 65) and 91638 (PC 67); 

(c) the supplier has paid all outstanding Commission assessments; 

(d) the supplier is fully compliant with all license requirements set forth in PUA §§ 7-507 and 7-603; and 

(e) the supplier, or its designated representative, has met the education and training requirement established by PUA § 7-311. 

(2) The Commission does not delegate the authority to approve any supplier license renewal applications that do not meet any of the above-referenced conditions, and such applications shall be brought before the Commission for review during an Administrative Meeting. 

(3) The Commission notes that retail suppliers that applied for license renewals prior to the deadlines set forth in Corrected Commission Order No. 91590 will not be deemed to have expired as of the issuance of this Order, and their renewal applications may proceed under the standards set forth in this Order. 

(4) The Commission delegates to Staff the authority to approve retail supplier license relinquishments with the following conditions at the time a supplier applies for license renewal: 

(a) the supplier has no unresolved complaints with CAD; 

(b) the supplier must submit proof of compliance with the reporting requirements outlined in Commission Order Nos. 91463 (PC 65) and 91638 (PC 67); 

(c) the supplier has paid all outstanding Commission assessments; and 

(d) the supplier is fully compliant with all license requirements set forth in PUA §§ 7-507 and 7-603. 

(5) The Commission does not delegate the authority to approve any license relinquishments that do not meet any of the above-referenced conditions, and such applications shall be brought before the Commission for review during an Administrative Meeting. 

(6) The Commission will not open a rulemaking at this time to amend the financial integrity and bonding provisions of COMAR 20.51.02.08H(5) and 20.54.02.08D(3). 

(7) The Commission declines RESA’s recommendation to distinguish supplier license relinquishments where commercial and industrial authority is retained by suppliers who decide to end their residential business in Maryland. Partial relinquishments should be treated the same as those where a supplier requests to relinquish its entire license; should a partial relinquishment not meet the Staff delegation standards as delineated above, then that relinquishment request will be subject to review by the Commission during an Administrative Meeting. [ *** ]

Order No. 91922 (10/23/2025)
PC65 (07/23/2024)
(Accounts Receivable Related to Residential Electric and Gas Supply)
PC67 (12/20/2024)
(SB 1 Do Not Transfer List and Supplier Customer Prices Paid Reporting Requirements)