February 5, 2018
The Maryland PSC has approved as filed Baltimore Gas & Electric's new SOS administrative charges (bypassable adders), which, apart from the customary update, have been lowered due to recent federal tax legislation
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January 24, 2018
As part of its evaluation plan of a prepaid pilot that has been approved by the Maryland PSC (see story here) , Baltimore Gas & Electric has reported to the PSC that it will include, among other things, an evaluation of the impact of the pilot on retail choice.
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January 23, 2018
The Maryland utilities as well as certain green-focused stakeholders have proposed, as the result of a working group (PC 44), that the state adopt an "EV portfolio" that would, among other things, authorize the utilities to own and operate over 1,000 electric vehicle charging stations
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January 16, 2018
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed to lower its electric SOS rates as the result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
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December 18, 2017
Residential, Type I SOS Rates To Fall Current SOS Rates Also Increasing Due To New SOS Admin. Charge
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed new SOS rates for the period June 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018, and also filed revisions to its current SOS rates to reflect a change in the bypassable SOS administrative charge, effective February 1, 2018
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November 29, 2017
Will Permit 2 Retail Suppliers (Rather Than 1) To Offer TOU Pilot Per Service Area
The Maryland PSC has directed the creation of supply rate time of use pilots offered via utilities to non-shopping customers, and through up to two retail suppliers per each of the three service areas with AMI (BGE, Pepco, an Delmarva).
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November 1, 2017
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed indicative (or what it terms "projected") mass market SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2018
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October 30, 2017
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning December 1, 2017
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October 26, 2017
PSC Rules On Retail Supplier Concerns
The Maryland PSC adopted an order authorizing Baltimore Gas & Electric to conduct a prepay pilot for electric and dual-fuel customers, with the PSC requiring several modifications from BGE's proposal, but generally not adopting changes sought by retail suppliers
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October 12, 2017
Tenaska Retail Supplier Seeks Authority To Serve New Service Areas
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September 25, 2017
The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) moved to stay the Maryland PSC's consideration of a proposed prepay pilot program at Baltimore Gas & Electric pending a review of a petition from several suppliers to implement supplier consolidated billing (SCB)
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September 14, 2017
The Maryland PSC approved new purchase of receivables discount rates at Baltimore Gas & Electric (electricity), Pepco, and Delmarva.
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August 24, 2017
The workgroup leaders in a Maryland PSC rate design proceeding (PC44) have filed proposals for two pilot programs to offer customers Time of Use rates -- one of which relies on a retail supplier to offer dynamic supply prices, and another designed for SOS customers that would offer TOU rates for…
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August 16, 2017
Baltimore Gas & Electric earlier this month filed revised proposed updates to its electricity purchase of receivables discount rates as a result of a recent Maryland PSC letter order rejecting certain costs BGE had sought to include in the discounts.
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August 2, 2017
Agway Energy Services, LLC applied for Maryland electric and natural gas supplier licenses to serve residential and commercial customers at Baltimore Gas & Electric.
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July 20, 2017
PSC Staff Suggest Allowing Retail Suppliers To Offer Prepay Service Under Form Of Supplier Consolidated Billing
In commenting on a proposal from Baltimore Gas & Electric to implement a prepay pilot program, Maryland PSC Staff said in comment that it, "has a number of specific concerns regarding customer protection and retail choice markets," with respect to the application, but said that Staff believes the…
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June 19, 2017
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning September 1, 2017
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May 2, 2017
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed with the Maryland PSC new purchase of receivables discount rates for the period beginning June 1, 2017.
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May 1, 2017
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed new residential and Type I SOS rates for the period beginning October 1, 2017, and new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning June 1, 2017, as well as updates to various SOS rate components
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April 24, 2017
Baltimore Gas & Electric has petitioned the Maryland PSC to offer a prepaid pilot to 1,000 residential dual fuel and electricity-only customers.
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April 10, 2017
Mint Energy has begun offering electricity supply in Maryland, at Baltimore Gas & Electric
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February 7, 2017
Baltimore Gas & Electric has filed with the Maryland PSC new Type II SOS rates for the period beginning March 1, 2017
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January 25, 2017
The Maryland PSC has issued an order denying rehearing or clarification of its recent order modifying the bypassable electric SOS Administrative Charge at Baltimore Gas & Electric affirming the new amounts for various components of the SOS adder as set in a November order
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January 23, 2017
The Maryland PSC should gather data on the electric rates paid by low-income customers to determine if a prohibition or other restrictions should be placed on shopping for an electricity supplier by low-income customers, the Maryland Office of People's Counsel said in comments filed with the PSC
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January 23, 2017
Maryland residential electric customers on competitive supply paid "at least" $137 million more than SOS rates from 2013 to 2015, Laurel Peltier, a Baltimore City Resident and reporter for the publication Baltimore Fishbowl, said in public comments filed with the Maryland PSC
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