With energy bills increasing for many, Maryland Delegate Elizabeth Embry, who represents Baltimore City, presented the Ratepayer Protection Act in a committee hearing Thursday.
“BGE delivery rates have almost tripled in the last 15 years, and people are literally having to choose between heating their homes and buying groceries,” she said during the House Economics Matters Committee hearing.
While the weather has been cold, lawmakers also point to recent rate hike from BGE, which were put in place to address infrastructure updates.
The proposed legislation would modify the Strategic Infrastructure Development and Enhancement, which was passed in 2013. The STRIDE law as passed to encourage gas utilities to replace aging gas pipes in Maryland. In simple terms, the law allows utility companies to charge customers a monthly fee, so they can quickly recoup the cost of certain infrastructure projects.
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