The Retail Aggregation Program (RAP) of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) allows small and medium-sized electricity consumers within the same franchise area to combine their power demand. By pooling together, these groups can collectively meet the 500-kilowatt threshold required to choose their own electricity supplier. In simpler terms: RAP makes it possible for households, small businesses, and other low-demand consumers—who on their own would not qualify—to act like o