D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 15, r. 15-4602
Scope. These procedures apply to an Application for an Electricity Supplier License or the renewal of an Electricity Supplier License before the Commission. Renewal Applications may not be approved if the Licensee owes any outstanding assessment to the Commission, OPC, or both.
Form. An Application for a Electricity Supplier License shall be made to the Commission in writing on the applicable form(s) provided by the Commission; be verified by oath or affirmation; and be accompanied by an Application fee of Four Hundred dollars ($400.00).
Electronic Filing Requirement. All documents shall be filed electronically, including documents containing confidential or proprietary information.
Change in Application Information. The Applicant shall immediately inform the Commission of any change in the information provided in the Application during the pendency of the Application and changes to approved Application pursuant to § 4607.1.
Notice of Incomplete Application (Deficiency Letter). The Commission shall review the submitted Application for completeness within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the Application. If the Application is incomplete, the Commission shall notify the Applicant in writing of the deficiency in the Application. The Applicant shall have ten (10) days, or such additional time as the Commission may designate if it extends the time period for good cause shown, to provide the information requested in the deficiency letter. If the Applicant does not provide the information to the Commission within ten (10) days or within the alternative time period set by the Commission, the Application shall be deemed dismissed without prejudice. An Applicant may submit a new Application with the requisite Four Hundred dollars ($400.00) fee at any time.
Review of Complete Application. Upon determining that an Application is complete, the Commission shall review the information provided by the Applicant in the Application and within fifteen (15) days issue an order approving or denying the Application.
Term of Electricity Supplier License. An Electricity Supplier License is valid until revoked by the Commission or surrendered by the Licensed Electricity Supplier. A Licensee is subject to review every five (5) years after the date on which the license was issued or was last reviewed. An Electricity Supplier that has been licensed for more than five (5) years from the effective date of this Chapter shall submit an Application for review by the Commission pursuant to the licensing requirements and procedures set forth in §§ 4601 and 4602 within ninety (90) days from the effective date of this Chapter. The Commission shall review the Application within thirty (30) days after its filing. If the Application is incomplete or deficient in any manner, the Commission may request additional information to cure the incompleteness or deficiency. If the Application is deemed complete, the Commission shall take no further action and the Electricity Supplier License shall remain in effect.
Solicitation of Customers. A Licensee, both new and existing, who has not initially started serving Customers shall file a notice with the Commission within three (3) business days before the Licensee begins soliciting or marketing to Customers directly or through an authorized representative in the District of Columbia. This is a one-time initial notice prior to the Licensee beginning its marketing to or soliciting of District of Columbia Customers. The notice shall include the name of the Licensee's designated contact person for pricing information if the Licensee is serving Customers and the URL address of the Licensee's website. All door-to-door sales representatives and agents of the Licensee shall be required to present photo identification to Customers as part of the solicitation process. In addition, the Licensee is required to maintain a record of the identity of each sales representative and marketing agent or representative active in the District of Columbia, including the company photo identification, and make it available upon request to the Commission.
Serving Customers. A Licensee shall do the following before it begins to serve Customers in the District of Columbia:
Requirements for Cessation of Business in the District of Columbia, Cessation of Business to Customers, and Voluntary Surrender of an Electric Supplier License.
Electric Company and Licensee Responsibilities in the Event of Default. In the event of a default, the Licensee and the Electric Company shall abide by the Electric Company's Electricity Supplier Coordination Tariff. Also, a Defaulted Licensee using consolidated billing services remains obligated to provide the Electric Company with information necessary to allow the Electric Company to continue consolidated billing through the conclusion of the billing cycle in which the default occurred.
Required Notices Upon Default. Upon default, a Licensee shall immediately notify its Customers of its default by the preferred method that each Customer has selected to receive notifications and send written notice by electronic mail to the Electric Company and to file notice with the Commission notifying them of its default. Upon receipt of notice of a Licensee's default from the Defaulted Licensee or from the Regional Transmission Organization, the Electric Company shall immediately provide the Defaulted Licensee's Customers Standard Offer Service (SOS) in accordance with the SOS Administrator's Retail Electric Service Tariff, unless or until a Customer notifies the SOS Provider that the Customer has selected a new Electricity Supplier.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 15, r. 15-4602