Overview
- Baltimore Gas and Electric filed the rate request with the Maryland Public Service Commission on Thursday seeking an average $8 monthly rise for residential customers that would add about $100 a year if approved.
- BGE says it delayed earlier rate filings and cut or deferred larger projects but now needs added revenue to repair aging equipment, maintain substations, and reduce the risk of longer or more frequent outages.
- The filing includes a proposed FlexPay prepay option to help eligible customers manage bills and other measures BGE says limit cost impacts to households.
- Consumer advocates point to BGE’s recent $578 million profit and roughly 17% year‑over‑year utility bill growth to question the timing and size of the request.
- The PSC will review the case with discovery, hearings and public comment opportunities and is expected to issue an order in early 2027, a process that will determine whether any Aug. 1 start date in the filing can take effect.