Ch. 488                                    2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(1998 Volume and 2003 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Public Utility Companies

1-101.

(a) In this article the following words have the meanings indicated.
(j) (1) "Electricity supplier" means a person:
(i) who sells:

1.       electricity;

2.       electricity supply services;

3.       competitive billing services; or

4.       competitive metering services; or

(ii) who purchases, brokers, arranges, or markets electricity or
electricity supply services for sale to a retail electric customer.

(2)     "Electricity supplier" includes an electric company, an aggregator, a
broker, and a marketer of electricity.

(3)     "Electricity supplier" does not include:

(i) the following persons who supply electricity and electricity
supply services solely to occupants of a building for use by the occupants:

1.       an owner/operator who holds ownership in and manages
the internal distribution system serving the building; or

2.       a lessee/operator who holds a leasehold interest in and
manages the internal distribution system serving the building; or

(ii) a person who generates on-site generated electricity.

SUBTITLE 7. RENEWABLE ENERGY PORTFOLIO STANDARD.
7-701.

(A)     IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

(B)     "ADMINISTRATION" MEANS THE MARYLAND ENERGY ADMINISTRATION.

(C)     "FUND" MEANS THE MARYLAND RENEWABLE ENERGY FUND
ESTABLISHED UNDER § 7-706 § 7-707 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(D)     "INDUSTRIAL PROCESS LOAD" MEANS THE CONSUMPTION OF
ELECTRICITY BY A MANUFACTURING PROCESS AT AN ESTABLISHMENT CLASSIFIED

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