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| New protections for utility customers signed into law (5/20/2025) | Open | |
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| Federal agency rejects rate proposal covering $3 billion of transmission projects, agreeing with OPC’s protest (5/15/2025) | Open | |
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| OPC urges action, offers recommendations, to advance Future of Gas proceeding (5/6/2025) | Open | |
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| Refunds and low penalty allow retail supplier to keep big profits after misleading customers and violating law (4/29/2025) | Open | |
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| PJM proposal would unlawfully saddle Maryland customers with nearly $800 million for out-of-state data center growth, OPC tells federal regulators (4/28/2025) | Open | |
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| Federal regulators should reduce the upcoming costs of PJM’s 2024 power market auction by $5 billion, says OPC complaint (4/14/2025) | Open | April 2025 |
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| State regulators should deny Pepco’s proposed $30.6 million additional rate hike, OPC filing says (4/9/2025) | Open | April 2025 |
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| Utilities’ proposed energy storage programs risk undermining competition from non-utility storage developers, OPC tells regulators (4/4/2025) | Open | April 2025 |
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| Costs of utility electric vehicle proposals would burden utility customers, OPC tells regulators (4/1/2025) | Open | April 2025 |
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| Federal agency should reject Constellation-Calpine merger proposal, OPC tells federal agency (3/28/2025) | Open | March 2025 |
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| Federal agency should reject PJM’s proposed 'price floor' for capacity market, OPC filing says (3/20/2025) | Open | March 2025 |
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| Proposed annual price tag for keeping power plants open is $83 million higher than lawful amount, OPC tells federal regulators (3/13/2025) | Open | March 2025 |
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| Regulators should reject BGE’s $152 million addition to previous rate hike, OPC filing says (2/26/2025) | Open | February 2025 |
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| Price tag of $720 million to keep Brandon Shores and Wagner power plants open imposes unreasonable costs on customers, OPC tells federal regulators (2/24/2025) | Open | February 2025 |
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| Utility termination and collections rules must be enhanced to protect customers, OPC says in petition to state regulators (2/20/2025) | Open | February 2025 |
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| Absent reform, growing gas bills will continue upward spiral, new OPC report finds (2/13/2025) | Open | February 2025 |
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| PJM’s fixes to broken capacity market fall short, the Office of People’s Counsel tells federal regulators (1/13/2025) | Open | January 2025 |
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| Costly local transmission projects that avoid competition are causing unlawful rates, OPC tells federal regulators (12/19/2024) | Open | December 2024 |
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| Federal agency rejects proposal to give utilities more control over transmission planning, siding with OPC and others (12/9/2024) | Open | December 2024 |
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| Regulators should reject Columbia Gas’s $85 million plan to expand gas program, OPC says (12/2/2024) | Open | December 2024 |
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| Regional power market operator’s rules sideline available resources, imposing billions in unnecessary costs on consumers, Office of People’s Counsel says (11/18/2024) | Open | November 2024 |
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| PJM capacity market flaws extend beyond current complaint proceeding, Maryland Office of People’s Counsel tells federal regulators (10/18/2024) | Open | October 2024 |
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| Multi-year rate plans: A failed solution in search of a problem, People’s Counsel tells Public Service Commission (10/18/2024) | Open | October 2024 |
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| Immediate reforms needed to protect customers from next generation capacity market auction, consumer advocates tell PJM (8/30/2024) | Open | August 2024 |
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| Maryland customers face years of higher electricity rates from regional market problems, new OPC report shows (8/14/2024) | Open | August 2024 |
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| PJM proposal would harm consumers by giving utilities greater control over electric transmission system planning, OPC tells federal agency (7/23/2024) | Open | July 2024 |
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| OPC asks regional transmission operator to address inconsistencies and speculation in utility load forecasting (7/18/2024) | Open | July 2024 |
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| Gas and electric delivery costs have skyrocketed for most Maryland utility customers, new OPC report shows (6/25/2024) | Open | June 2024 |
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| Emergency order required to prevent utility shutoffs in extreme summer heat, OPC tells Maryland regulators (6/18/2024) | Open | June 2024 |
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| Fossil fuel plant owner failed to justify $774 million in proposed costs, federal agency says in ruling on OPC protest (6/18/2024) | Open | June 2024 |
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| In win for customers, State regulators reject Pepco plan for three years of rate increases (6/11/2024) | Open | June 2024 |
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| Power plant owner seeks windfall from Maryland customers for continued operations, OPC tells federal agency (5/16/2024) | Open | May 2024 |
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| Utility electric vehicle programs come at high cost for customers, OPC analysis shows (5/2/2024) | Open | May 2024 |
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| Maryland Supreme Court order advances OPC case alleging gas utility deceived customers with green marketing (4/25/2024) | Open | April 2024 |
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| People’s Counsel asks federal agency to reject NRG’s bid to force customers to pay for sunk coal plant investment (4/23/2024) | Open | April 2024 |
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| State’s energy-efficiency programs generate big customer benefits but are undermined by legacy gas programs, new OPC analysis shows (4/16/2024) | Open | April 2024 |
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| Federal agency should act to protect Delmarva customers from flawed power plant auction, says Maryland People’s Counsel (4/12/2024) | Open | April 2024 |
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| Utility bill changes coming because of new cost recovery method for utility-administered efficiency programs (4/10/2024) | Open | April 2024 |
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| Regulators grant OPC motion to remove Pepco ‘climate solutions’ electrification program from rate case (3/5/2024) | Open | March 2024 |
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| In victory for consumers, Maryland Supreme Court concludes telephone sales law applies to retail supplier’s marketing scheme (2/23/2024) | Open | February 2024 |
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| Transmission operator’s proposal to apportion costs for Virginia data centers violates law, Maryland Office of People’s Counsel tells federal agency (2/12/2024) | Open | February 2024 |
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| Baltimore Gas & Electric rate case decision should be revisited, Office of People’s Counsel says (1/18/2024) | Open | January 2024 |
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| Identities of retail energy suppliers selling to energy-assistance households should be public, OPC tells State agency (12/22/2023) | Open | December 2023 |
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| Appellate court rules Public Service Commission should not have dismissed deceptive green marketing complaint against Washington Gas (12/21/2023) | Open | December 2023 |
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| Pepco’s proposed rate hike unjustified, experts say in testimony for Office of People’s Counsel (12/19/2023) | Open | December 2023 |
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| BGE rate case decision overall a disappointment for customers, according to Office of People’s Counsel preliminary analysis (12/15/2023) | Open | December 2023 |
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| Washington Gas rate case decision gives company $10.1 million of $42.5 million requested rate increase (12/15/2023) | Open | December 2023 |
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| Office of People’s Counsel responds to BGE’s arguments related to Baltimore City conduit agreement (12/7/2023) | Open | December 2023 |
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| Pepco’s ‘climate solutions programs’ do not belong in rate case, People’s Counsel tells Public Service Commission (11/30/2023) | Open | November 2023 |
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| Maryland utility customers vulnerable to regulatory gap in oversight of costly transmission projects, Office of People’s Counsel tells federal regulators (11/20/2023) | Open | November 2023 |
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| Regulation of retail energy supply competition in dire need of reform, Office of People’s Counsel tells state regulators (11/8/2023) | Open | November 2023 |
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| Projected customer costs for gas infrastructure increase 60 percent since last year, new Office of People’s Counsel analysis shows (11/6 initial; 11/13/2023 corrected version) | Open | November 2023 |
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| Corporate Raider’s ‘Substantial Influence’ Over Potomac Edison Requires Regulatory Oversight, Office of People’s Counsel Tells Court (10/24/2023) | Open | October 2023 |
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| State regulators cut Potomac Edison’s proposed rate hike nearly in half (10/19/2023) | Open | October 2023 |
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| Utilities’ energy-efficiency program proposals lacking, OPC tells State regulators (10/18/2023) | Open | October 2023 |
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| Federal agency should reject $780 million transmission proposal to address Maryland coal plant’s retirement, OPC protest asserts (9/14/2023) | Open | September 2023 |
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| Columbia Gas’s proposed expansion of gas system replacement program should be rejected, OPC filing asserts (9/5/2023) | Open | September 2023 |
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| BGE’s plan to pay for conduit costly for customers, OPC analysis shows (8/31/2023) | Open | August 2023 |
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| BGE customer gas equipment program to cost, on average, at least $19,000 per house over lifetime, OPC analysis shows (8/30/2023) | Open | August 2023 |
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| Washington Gas’s new five-year pipe replacement plan should be rejected, OPC tells Public Service Commission (8/29/2023) | Open | August 2023 |
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| Washington Gas’s rates should be reduced, not increased by $49.4 million per year, OPC tells regulators (8/28/2023) | Open | August 2023 |
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| Maryland Supreme Court Will Hear OPC’s Appeal of $8 Million Rate Increase (8/17/2023) | Open | August 2023 |
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| Public Service Commission Grants People's Counsel Request to Strike Electrification Plan From Rate Case (8/10/2023) | Open | August 2023 |
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| Columbia Gas’ Spending Raises Affordability, Stranded Cost Concerns, OPC Testimony Says (7/27/2023) | Open | July 2023 |
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| BGE Gas Regulators Part of Decades-Long, $15 Billion BGE Spending Plan, OPC Customer Impact Brief Explains (7/12/2023) | Open | July 2023 |
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| People’s Counsel Asks Appellate Court to Reverse 2022 Decision on Utility Green Marketing (7/6/2023) | Open | July 2023 |
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| BGE Proposal to Electrify Homes Has No Place in BGE’s Rate Case, People’s Counsel Tells Public Service Commission (6/20/2023) | Open | June 2023 |
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| BGE’s Rate Plan Would Lead to Massive Customer Rate Increases, OPC Consumer Guide Shows (6/20/2023) | Open | June 2023 |
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| Potomac Edison’s Proposed Distribution Rate Hike of 42% Not Justified, OPC Testimony Says (6/16/2023) | Open | June 2023 |
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| Commission Should Reverse Its Decision That Denies Procedures to Ensure Residential Customers Have a Voice, People’s Counsel Says (6/14/2023) | Open | June 2023 |
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| Decision Closing Investigation Exposes Potomac Edison Customers to Untold Costs and Risks, People’s Counsel Says in Filing (6/5/2023) | Open | June 2023 |
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| Proposed $357 Million Buyout Could Be Windfall for Coal Plant Owner, Deserves Robust Review, People’s Counsel Tells State Agency (5/24/2023) | Open | May 2023 |
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| Energy-Savings Programs Need to Evolve to Meet Climate, Low-Income Needs, People’s Counsel Report Shows (5/5/2023) | Open | May 2023 |
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| Federal guidelines necessary to protect consumers from greenwashing, People’s Counsel tells Federal Trade Commission (4/25/2023) | Open | April 2023 |
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| People’s Counsel Applauds Public Service Commission Ruling on Energy-Efficiency Program Cost Recovery (4/19/2023) | Open | April 2023 |
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| Customer Interests Undermined by Lack of Process at Public Service Commission, People’s Counsel Filing Says (4/13/2023) | Open | April 2023 |
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| People’s Counsel: Commission order on retail supplier a mixed bag (2/23/2023) | Open | February 2023 |
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| Industry analysis of gas heat pumps seriously flawed, People’s Counsel tells Public Service Commission (2/22/2023) | Open | February 2023 |
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| People’s Counsel Asks State Regulators to Require Gas Utilities to Plan for Dropping Sales (2/9/2023) | Open | February 2023 |
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| OPC urges immediate action to protect customers of marketing scheme (2/2/2023) | Open | February 2023 |
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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 | May 2022 |
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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 | February 2022 |
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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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| 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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| OPC Applauds Proceeding on Electric Distribution Planning, Cautions Against Deferring to Utilities (1/18/2022) | 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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| 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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| 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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| More Transparency Needed for the Millions That Customers Pay for Utility Trade Group Dues, OPC Tells Federal Agency (9/2/2021) | Open | September 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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| Penalty Issued Against Retail Supplier in Case Brought by Office of People's Counsel (8/27/2021) | 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 |