August 24, 2026
Montgomery County, Maryland recently informed stakeholders that Montgomery County's electricity opt-out municipal aggregation will not commence service prior to October 1, 2029.
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June 8, 2026
The Maryland Office of People's Counsel has requested that the PSC include, in a rule concerning post-POR billing for residential customers, a prior PSC finding which OPC argues provides that, under any payment hierarchy, all regulated utility charges which "may" result in termination shall be paid…
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September 3, 2025
The Maryland PSC has approved proposed revisions, from the Office of People's Counsel, to the mechanism meant to address risk to SOS suppliers and customers from the potential start of an opt-out municipal aggregation (CCA) at Montgomery County, Maryland
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August 26, 2025
New Bypassable Costs May Not Be Reflected In Consumer-Facing Info, Based On Website Description State's First Opt-out Aggregation Won't Start For Another Year
The Maryland Office of People's Counsel has proposed revisions to the mechanism meant to address risk to SOS suppliers and customers from the potential start of an opt-out municipal aggregation (CCA) at Montgomery County, Maryland
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October 1, 2024
A PSC has endorsed a change in the wholesale product design for electricity SOS at…
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July 24, 2023
During a further Maryland PSC rulemaking session concerning creating rules for the community choice aggregation (CCA) pilot, the PSC appeared prepared to adopt a specific regulation prohibiting a CCA from charging variable rates
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June 1, 2023
"Not Fair," PSC Chair Says PSC Discusses Advertising Limits, Offers Guidance On Opt-outs
During a Maryland PSC rulemaking session concerning creating rules for the community choice aggregation (CCA) pilot, the PSC provided guidance to a workgroup on several key disputed issues, after it became clear there were still too many remaining disputes to go through the regulations for final…
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April 13, 2023
The Maryland PSC will hold a reserve procurement for SOS supplies after several residential product bids were rejected in a recent procurement at Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco), The Potomac Edison Company, and Delmarva Power and Light Company
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March 15, 2023
In addressing several non-consensus issues related to rules to implement opt-out municipal aggregation on a pilot basis, the Maryland PSC ruled that, "the Commission finds that the intent of § 7-510.3 is that the Pilot should proceed without requiring Commission approval of supply rates or…
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January 25, 2023
Disputed Issues Include Whether CCA Rates Are Subject To PSC Approval, Purchased Receivables, Opt-out Period
The Maryland PSC has opened a rulemaking (RM80) for the purpose of establishing regulations for the Montgomery County Community Choice Aggregation Pilot Program
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August 22, 2022
Staff of the Maryland PSC have endorsed a change in the SOS procurement contract lengths at Pepco and Potomac Edison (PE) due to the potential launch of the Montgomery County pilot opt-out municipal aggregation (CCA)
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May 4, 2022
A governor has appointed…
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February 7, 2022
The Maryland PSC dismissed a complaint filed by the Office of People’s Counsel (OPC) against Washington Gas Light Company ('Washington Gas') and WGL Energy Services, Inc. ('WGL Energy') over, what has been shown to be, a utility message appearing on all utility consolidated bills, though OPC's…
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January 5, 2022
The Montgomery County (MD) Community Choice Pilot Program Working Group filed a letter with the Maryland PSC concerning the timing of the transition of customers from their current service to a new pilot opt-out Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) for Montgomery County, and the effect this might have…
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July 22, 2021
The Maryland PSC has initiated Public Conference 54 ('PC 54') to implement certain requirements under House Bill 768 ('HB768'), enacted during the 2021 Maryland legislative session and establishing the Montgomery County Community Aggregation Pilot Program.
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November 25, 2020
RESA Blasts Proposal As Anti-Consumer Choice Customers On Expiring Retail Supply Contracts Would Default To Municipal Aggregation, If Not On Auto-renewed Contract
Montgomery County in Maryland is again pursuing legislation in the upcoming 2021 session that would authorize it, and it alone, to conduct an opt-out municipal aggregation for electricity under a program, deemed a "pilot", that would last seven years.
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October 23, 2013
The Borough of Columbia has applied for a Pennsylvania electric generation supplier license as a supplier of electricity.
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