(II) IF THE SERVICE TERRITORY OF THE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC
UTILITY IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR CUSTOMER CHOICE AS OF JULY 1, 2003, ITS
PROPOSED INTENTION TO DO SO IN THE FUTURE.

(4) IF A MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVES CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE
ITS DISTRIBUTION TERRITORY, ELECTRICITY SUPPLIERS LICENSED UNDER § 7 507 OF
THIS SUBTITLE MAY SERVE THE CUSTOMERS IN THE DISTRIBUTION TERRITORY OF
THE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY, AS SPECIFIED IN EACH MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC
UTILITY'S RESTRUCTURING PLAN APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION UNDER § 7-505 OF
THIS SUBTITLE.  

(B) FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN AND IF THE COMMISSION FINDS THE ACTION
TO BE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, THE COMMISSION MAY:

(1) ACCELERATE OR DELAY THE INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION DATE OF
JULY 1, 2000 BY UP TO 3 MONTHS; OR

(2) ACCELERATE ANY OF THE OTHER IMPLEMENTATION DATES AND
PHASE IN PERCENTAGES IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION.

(C) (1) BEGINNING ON THE INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION DATE, AN ELECTRIC
COMPANY'S OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AND ELECTRICITY
SUPPLY SERVICE IS STATED BY THIS SUBSECTION.

(2) ELECTRIC ELECTRICITY SUPPLY PURCHASED FROM A CUSTOMER'S
ELECTRIC COMPANY IS KNOWN AS STANDARD OFFER SERVICE. A CUSTOMER IS
CONSIDERED TO HAVE CHOSEN THE STANDARD OFFER SERVICE IF THE CUSTOMER:

(I) IS NOT ALLOWED TO CHOOSE AN ELECTRICITY SUPPLIER
UNDER THE PHASE IN OF CUSTOMER CHOICE IN § 7-510(A) OF THIS SUBTITLE;

(II) CONTRACTS FOR ELECTRICITY WITH AN ELECTRICITY
SUPPLIER AND IT IS NOT DELIVERED;

(III) CANNOT ARRANGE FOR ELECTRICITY FROM AN ELECTRICITY

SUPPLIER; OR

(IV) DOES NOT CHOOSE AN ELECTRICITY SUPPLIER;

(V) CHOOSES THE STANDARD OFFER SERVICE; OR

(VI) HAS BEEN DENIED SERVICE OR REFERRED TO THE STANDARD
OFFER SERVICE BY AN ELECTRICITY SUPPLIER IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 7-507(E)(6)
OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(3) ANY OBLIGATION OF AN ELECTRIC COMPANY TO PROVIDE
STANDARD OFFER SERVICE SHALL CEASE ON JULY 1, 2003, EXCEPT THAT:

(I) ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES AND MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC

UTILITIES MAY CHOOSE TO CONTINUE PROVIDING STANDARD OFFER SERVICE IN
THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRIBUTION TERRITORIES, AND MAY CEASE OFFERING THAT
SERVICE AFTER NOTIFYING THE COMMISSION AT LEAST 12 MONTHS IN ADVANCE;