{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-public-utilities-7-315","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Public Utilities § 7–315","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) In this section, “residential energy retailer” includes:\n(i) an electricity supplier that supplies electricity to residential retail electric customers;\n(ii) a gas supplier that supplies gas to residential retail gas customers;\n(iii) an energy salesperson; and\n(iv) an energy vendor.\n(2) “Residential energy retailer” does not include:\n(i) the Department of General Services when the Department of General Services sells energy under § 7–704.4 of this title;\n(ii) a community choice aggregator under § 7–510.3 of this title;\n(iii) an electricity supplier when supplying electricity to commercial retail electric customers; or\n(iv) a gas supplier that supplies gas to commercial retail gas customers.\n(b) The Commission may adopt regulations to:\n(1) require a residential energy retailer to post notices and disclosures required under this title on the retailer’s website:\n(i) in a prominent location;\n(ii) using at least a certain minimum font size; and\n(iii) in a format approved by the Commission; and\n(2) require or prohibit the use of specific language in a residential energy retailer’s marketing materials, disclaimers, disclosures, and legal documents, including requiring or prohibiting the use of specific language based on service or product type.\n(c) The Commission shall require a residential energy retailer to post on the retailer’s website, in clear and unambiguous language:\n(1) the terms and conditions of the residential services and products sold by the retailer; and\n(2) an environmental disclosure, in a format required by the Commission, for the residential services and products sold by the retailer.","path":["Article - Public Utilities"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gpu\u0026section=7-315","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:28Z","sha256":"8ea2d1b0b7804b763d75f2faa4dc4d7acdf0d1489c8bafe025ba958eb1c62a62","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-public-utilities-7-314","next":"us-md/md.-code-public-utilities-7-316"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}