§ 7-318

(a) Beginning July 1, 2025, a person may not engage in the business of an energy vendor in the State unless the person holds a license issued by the Commission.

(b) (1) An application for an energy vendor license shall:

(i) be made to the Commission in writing on a form adopted by the Commission;

(ii) be verified by oath or affirmation; and

(iii) contain information that the Commission requires, including payment of the applicable licensing fee.

(2) (i) The term of an energy vendor license is 3 years.

(ii) The terms of licenses may be staggered as determined by the Commission.

(iii) Unless a license is renewed for a 3–year term in accordance with this subsection, the license expires on the date that the Commission sets.

(iv) A licensee may renew a license for a 3–year term before the license expires if the licensee:

1. otherwise is entitled to be licensed;

2. submits to the Commission a renewal application on the form that the Commission provides; and

3. pays to the Commission the applicable renewal fee set by the Commission.

(c) The Commission shall, by regulation or order:

(1) require proof of financial integrity;

(2) require a licensee to post a bond or other similar instrument if, in the Commission’s judgment, the bond or similar instrument is necessary to ensure an energy vendor’s financial integrity; and

(3) adopt any other requirements the Commission finds to be in the public interest.

(d) A license issued under this section may not be transferred without prior Commission approval.