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Comments Filed in New Billing Related Rulemaking(s)
Includes Residential UCB, POR and Payment Posting and Dual-billing Late Fees
On May 5-8, 2026 parties filed initial comments in response to the Maryland Commission’s May 19th notice of rulemaking and opportunity to comment on Staff’s May 11th petition asking the Commission to initiate a rulemaking that includes proposed specific rules regarding: (1)UCB for residential retail choice; (2)payment posting and POR; and (3) dual-billing late fees.
In comments OPC “recommends revising the proposed regulations to reflect the Commission’s determination that, in a non-POR environment, customer payments should first be applied to utility charges that may result in service termination before being applied to supplier charges.”
Montgomery County – provided edits to the rule that aim to “clarify that the changes stemming from SB1 do not apply to CCA programs.”
“Montgomery County appreciates the opportunity to provide these comments. The County remains eager to collaborate with the Commission, Staff and stakeholders in implementing the proposed regulations to further implement the intent of the legislature in enacting the CCA Pilot and SB1.”
WGL – “After reviewing the proposed regulations, Washington Gas has no objections to the regulations as presented by Staff and does not oppose publishing the regulations for additional comment.”
