Maryland
Maryland Public Service Commission
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5Odogwu Obi Linton
Ryan C. 'Chuck' McLean
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1Docket No. 9820
Pepco filed a 23% electric distribution rate increase in October 2025 — a 15% increase to summer rates and 33% to winter rates. Proceeding is active before the Maryland PSC.
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Updated Jun 1, 2026Utility Landscape
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE)
IOUCentral Maryland including Baltimore City and surrounding counties
BGE, a subsidiary of Exelon/Constellation, filed a combined electric and gas rate case in 2024 seeking significant increases tied to grid modernization and infrastructure investment. The PSC has been scrutinizing BGE's EmPOWER Maryland energy efficiency program costs and its accelerated infrastructure replacement plans.
Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco)
IOUMontgomery County and Prince George's County in suburban Washington, D.C. region
Pepco, also an Exelon subsidiary, has been active in seeking cost recovery for grid hardening investments and EV infrastructure buildout under Maryland's climate goals. The company faces ongoing pressure from intervenors over rate design and low-income customer protections.
Delmarva Power & Light Company
IOUEastern Shore of Maryland, parts of Wicomico, Worcester, and Somerset counties
Delmarva, an Exelon subsidiary, serves a largely rural territory with aging distribution infrastructure. The company has been engaged in proceedings related to offshore wind interconnection costs given the proximity of planned OSW projects in the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Areas.
Potomac Edison (FirstEnergy)
IOUWestern Maryland including Washington, Allegany, Frederick, Carroll, and Garrett counties
Potomac Edison filed an electric rate case in 2023-2024 period seeking recovery for infrastructure upgrades. FirstEnergy's post-settlement compliance obligations and ongoing federal oversight have drawn PSC attention to Potomac Edison's capital allocation and affiliate transaction practices.
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO)
coopCalvert, Charles, Prince George's, and St. Mary's counties in Southern Maryland
SMECO is one of the largest electric cooperatives in the Mid-Atlantic and is subject to PSC jurisdiction in Maryland. The cooperative has been investing in advanced metering infrastructure and distributed energy resource management as part of its grid modernization strategy.
Washington Gas Light Company
IOUMontgomery and Prince George's counties and portions of the D.C. metro region
Washington Gas, a subsidiary of AltaGas, faces intense regulatory scrutiny over the future role of gas distribution infrastructure under Maryland's accelerating building decarbonization and climate policy framework. The company has contested PSC efforts to restrict new gas hookups and is managing rate cases under a contested avoided cost and stranded asset backdrop.
Key Issues
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Building electrification and gas utility future: The PSC and Maryland legislature are actively grappling with whether to restrict new gas service connections, require gas utilities to file infrastructure securitization plans, and implement mandatory building decarbonization pathways consistent with Maryland's Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022, creating significant uncertainty for Washington Gas and BGE's gas distribution business cases.
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Offshore wind cost recovery and ratepayer allocation: Maryland PSC is administering proceedings related to Offshore Renewable Energy Credit (OREC) price adjustments and cost recovery for the US Wind and Ørsted projects awarded under Maryland's OSW program, including scrutiny of construction cost overruns and contract renegotiations following industry-wide OSW cost escalation.
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EmPOWER Maryland energy efficiency program funding and targets: The PSC is reviewing the next multi-year EmPOWER Maryland program cycle, with contested proceedings over cost caps, utility lost revenue recovery mechanisms, and expanded low-income efficiency program funding requirements under HB 1391 mandates.
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Grid modernization and distribution system planning: All Maryland IOUs face PSC review of their Comprehensive Grid Scale Modernization Plans, including advanced metering infrastructure deployment, distribution automation, cybersecurity investments, and integration of distributed energy resources, with intervenors challenging cost-benefit methodologies.
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EV infrastructure and transportation electrification: The PSC is adjudicating utility-proposed EV charging infrastructure programs under the Transportation and Climate Initiative framework, including make-ready programs for BGE and Pepco, with disputes over ratepayer subsidy levels, utility ownership of charging assets, and equity of access in underserved communities.
Upcoming
Estimated deadline for BGE electric and gas rate case evidentiary hearings to conclude before the PSC, with an initial order anticipated by late Q3 2026; parties including OPC and AARP have filed extensive testimony contesting revenue requirement and rate design proposals.
Estimated PSC order deadline on next EmPOWER Maryland multi-year program plans filed by BGE, Pepco, Delmarva, and Potomac Edison, establishing utility energy efficiency spending caps and performance incentive structures for the 2027-2029 program cycle.
Estimated deadline for Maryland IOUs to file updated Comprehensive Grid Modernization Plans with the PSC as required under SB 1 grid modernization legislation, subject to stakeholder review and PSC approval proceedings extending into 2027.
Estimated PSC evidentiary hearing date for Washington Gas Light rate case and affiliated gas infrastructure future proceedings, including contested testimony on stranded asset risk allocation and building decarbonization transition planning obligations under Maryland climate law.
Commissioner Watch
View all ↗Gov. Wes Moore designated Kumar P. Barve as Chair of the Maryland PSC; Barve previously served 32 years in the Maryland House of Delegates, including as majority leader.
Gov. Wes Moore appointed Ryan C. 'Chuck' McLean to the Maryland PSC; McLean previously served as the Commission's Chief Public Utility Law Judge for nearly seven years.
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