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| People’s Counsel: Commission order on retail supplier a mixed bag (2/23/2023) | Open | |
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| Industry analysis of gas heat pumps seriously flawed, People’s Counsel tells Public Service Commission (2/22/2023) | Open | |
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| People’s Counsel Asks State Regulators to Require Gas Utilities to Plan for Dropping Sales (2/9/2023) | Open | |
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| OPC urges immediate action to protect customers of marketing scheme (2/2/2023) | Open | |
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| People’s Counsel Urges Federal Agency to Remedy Unjust Potential Massive Rate Increase for Maryland’s Customers on the Delmarva Peninsula (1/20/2023) | Open | January 2023 |
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| Gas utility’s proposal for “green” offering amounts to “greenwashing” that would deceive customers, says People’s Counsel (1/17/2023) | Open | January 2023 |
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| Gas rates will rise to unsustainable levels as Maryland meets climate goals, new OPC report finds (11/17/2022) | Open | November 2022 |
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| Business as Usual Means Gas Delivery Costs Will Skyrocket, OPC Analysis Finds (10/6/2022) | Open | October 2022 |
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| Low-Income Marylanders at Risk From High Energy Burdens, OPC Report Shows (9/13/2022) | Open | September 2022 |
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| Federal Agency Agrees With OPC That Delmarva Power Has Not Shown Lawfulness of Proposed Transmission Rate Increase of $13.9 Million (9/7/2022) | Open | September 2022 |
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| State Regulators Erred by Allowing Washington Gas to 'Self-Certify' Green Marketing Campaign, People’s Counsel Tells Court (9/6/2022) | Open | September 2022 |
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| People’s Counsel Applauds Rejection of Utility Request to End Pandemic Protections for Utility Customers (8/25/2022) | Open | August 2022 |
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| Delmarva Power’s Proposed New Rate Plan Unfair to Customers, Includes $91.7 Million in Unjustified Capital Spending, OPC Says (8/22/2022) | Open | August 2022 |
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| Federal Agency’s Proposed Transmission Planning Beneficial, But Reduced Role for Competition Could Cost Customers Billions (8/17/2022) | Open | August 2022 |
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| Transparency and Oversight Needed on Federal Grants, Not Deference to Utilities, People’s Counsel Says (7/27/2022) | Open | July 2022 |
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| People’s Counsel: Utilities’ Proposal to End Pandemic Protections for Residential Customers Should Be Rejected (6/21/2022) | Open | June 2022 |
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| Siding with OPC, FERC Finds NRG Failed to Show $315 Million in Plant Costs Are Lawful (6/1/2022) | Open | June 2022 |
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| People’s Counsel Asks Public Service Commission to Act Quickly to Protect Low-Income Customers From Retail Supplier Price Gouging (5/13/2022) | Open | |
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| Maryland People’s Counsel Protests NRG’s FERC Request to Foist Its Power Plant Costs on Utility Customers (5/6/2022) | Open | May 2022 |
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| People's Counsel Seeks Transparency on Utility Efforts to Obtain Federal Infrastructure Funding (5/5/2022) | Open | May 2022 |
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| Proposal to Integrate Distributed Energy Resources in Regional Market Flawed, OPC Tells Federal Agency (4/1/2022) | Open | April 2022 |
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| Washington Gas Fined $1.1 Million for Customer Service Issues Following OPC Complaint (3/17/2022) | Open | March 2022 |
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| Court Reverses PSC on Washington Gas Merger and Rate Issues, in Victory for OPC (3/8/2022) | Open | March 2022 |
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| Following Bribery Scandal, OPC Investigation of FirstEnergy’s Ownership of Potomac Edison Reveals Customer Risks, Need for PSC Action (2/18/2022) | Open | |
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| OPC Calls on Maryland Public Service Commission to Address Exelon’s Regional Market Power (1/21/2022) | Open | January 2022 |
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| OPC Applauds Proceeding on Electric Distribution Planning, Cautions Against Deferring to Utilities (1/18/2022) | Open | January 2022 |
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| Washington Gas’s five-year gas main replacement irreconcilably behind schedule and exceeding costs, OPC tells Public Service Commission (1/10/22) | Open | January 2022 |
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| Following OPC’s appeal to federal court, agency reverses course on regional electric market rules that would have cost consumers billions (12/28/21) | Open | December 2021 |
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| Ruling on OPC Request, PSC Says Washington Gas Failed to Provide Adequate Customer Service, Violated Regulations and Merger Conditions (12/23/21) | Open | December 2021 |
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| Electricity Retail Supplier Deceived Consumers, Unlawfully Enrolled Residential Customers, Court Says in Ruling on OPC Complaint (12/17/21) | Open | December 2021 |
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| Federal Commission Agrees With OPC That Delmarva Power Failed to Show Control Center Plan Complies With Law (12/17/2021) | Open | December 2021 |
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| In approving rate increases for Washington Gas, the Public Service Commission failed to meet its statutory responsibilities, OPC tells court (12/15/2021) | Open | December 2021 |
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| To Green the Electric Transmission System, Federal Regulators Should Foster Competition, Reject Anti-Competitive Utility Proposals, OPC Says (11/30/2021) | Open | November 2021 |
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| Office of People’s Counsel Files Complaint Against Washington Gas and Affiliate for Deceptive Green Marketing, Seeks $1 Million in Civil Penalties (11/23/2021) | Open | November 2021 |
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| Agreeing with OPC, Public Service Commission denies Potomac Edison’s request for a $11.2 million rate increase (10/27/2021) | Open | October 2021 |
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| In Response to OPC Request, Public Service Commission Orders Washington Gas to Address Customer-Service Issues and Proposed Civil Penalty (10/18/2021) | Open | October 2021 |
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| Columbia Gas’s proposed ninth rate increase in nine years driven by investor strategy and should be rejected, OPC says (10/5/2021) | Open | October 2021 |
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| Washington Gas Should Pay $1.5 Million in Penalties and Fix Customer Service Issues, OPC Tells PSC (9/30/2021) | Open | September 2021 |
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| More Transparency Needed for the Millions That Customers Pay for Utility Trade Group Dues, OPC Tells Federal Agency (9/2/22021) | Open | September 2021 |
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| Penalty Issued Against Retail Supplier in Case Brought by Office of People's Counsel (8/27/2021) | Open | August 2021 |
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| Federal Regulators Rule for OPC in Dispute With Regional Power Pool Over Customer Costs (8/23/2021) | Open | August 2021 |
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| Responding to OPC, Federal Agency Finds Pepco and BGE Failed to Demonstrate Proposed Rate Change Followed Law (8/4/2021) | Open | August 2021 |
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| Responding to OPC Request, PSC Opens Investigation Into Potomac Edison’s Relationship With Scandal-Ridden FirstEnergy (7/26/2021) | Open | July 2021 |
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| OPC Wins Partial Victory in Federal Appeals Court, Potentially Saving Utility Customers Millions of Dollars – (7/13/2021) | Open | July 2021 |
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| Divided Public Service Commission Gives Pepco $52.2 Million Rate Increase Over Three Years (6/30/2021) | Open | June 2021 |
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| Utility Customers to Receive $83 millions in much-needed energy assistance (6/15/2021) | Open | June 2021 |
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| OPC Calls on PSC to Investigate FirstEnergy Scandal, Consider Divestiture (5/11/2021) | Open | May 2021 |
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| OPC ASKS PSC to Revisit Decision on Role in Rate-Setting, Acquisitions (5/10/2021) | Open | May 2021 |
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| OPC Asks PSC to Enforce Requiring Consumer Refunds (4/26/2021) | Open | April 2021 |
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| OPC Climate Mitigation and Environment Bill sent to Governor Hogan (4/13/2021) | Open | April 2021 |
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| David S. Lapp Sworn In as New People’s Counsel (4/8/2021) | Open | April 2021 |
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| Office of People’s Counsel Wins Case With Big Implications For Maryland Retail Energy Market (4/1/2021) | Open | April 2021 |
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| Maryland Office of People's Counsel Testifies That Bill Allowing Maryland Communities to Aggregate Customers Will Benefit Consumers and Environment (2/18/2021) | Open | February 2021 |
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| Office of People’s Counsel Launches New Toolkit to Help Consumers Pay Energy Bills During Pandemic (1/20/2021) | Open | January 2021 |