{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-public-utilities-7-227","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Public Utilities § 7–227","heading":"","body":"(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Commission may not require or allow an electric company or a gas company to require a customer to authorize the electric company or gas company to control the amount of the customer’s electricity usage or gas usage.\n(b) A customer may provide consent to participate in a program of an electric company or a gas company that provides direct load control or other utility manipulation of a customer’s electricity or gas usage.","path":["Article - Public Utilities"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gpu\u0026section=7-227","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:28Z","sha256":"0ce01a81927baabc2c20c80d9dce8eb70895361386489c50679f445f9082981f","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-public-utilities-7-226","next":"us-md/md.-code-public-utilities-7-228"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}