IN THE MATTER OF SMART ENERGY HOLDINGS

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Argued by Douglas Gansler (Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, LLP, Washington, DC; H. Russell Frisby, Jr. of Law Office of H. Russell Frisby, Jr., Columbia, MD; and Brian Greene of GreeneHurlocker, PLC, Richmond, VA), on brief, for Petitioner.

Argued by Miles H. Mitchell, Deputy General Counsel (H. Robert Erwin, Jr., Gen. Counsel, Maryland Public Service Commission, Baltimore, MD) and William F. Fields, Deputy People's Counsel (Juliana Bell, Deputy People's Counsel, Mollie Soloway, Asst. People's Counsel, and David S. Lapp, People's Counsel, of Maryland Office of People's Counsel, Baltimore, MD), on briefs, for Respondents.

Amicus Curiae Retail Energy Supply Association: Micah R. Bucy, Esquire, Hawke McKeon & Sniscak LLP, 100 North Tenth Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101.

Amicus Curiae Maryland Chamber of Commerce and Maryland Retailers Association: David A. Skomba, Esquire, Tamara B. Goorevitz, Esquire, Miranda D. Russell, Esquire, Franklin & Prokopik, P.C., 2 North Charles Street, Suite 600, Baltimore, MD 21201.

Amicus Curiae NRG Energy, Inc.: Laurie G. Furshman, Esquire, Duane Morris, LLP, 100 International Drive, Suite 700, Baltimore, MD 21202.

Amicus Curiae Vistra Corp.: Christopher A. Klimmek, Esquire, Day Pitney LLP, 242 Trumbull Street, Hartford, CT 06103.

Amicus Curiae Attorney General of Maryland: Anthony G. Brown, Esquire, Atty. Gen. of Maryland, Willian D. Gruhn, Esquire, Chief, Consumer Protection Division, Wilson Meeks, Esquire, Asst. Atty. Gen., Office of the Attorney General, 200 Saint Paul Place, 16th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202.

Argued before: Fader, C.J., Watts, Hotten, Booth, Biran, Gould, Eaves, JJ.