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Al Carr

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Proposed Bills Would Increase PSC Transparency

Three new bills introduced on Tuesday in the Maryland House of Delegates aim to improve public participation in the Maryland Public Service Commission's oversight of utilities such as Pepco.

Three bills introduced Tuesday in the Maryland House of Delegates aim to make communication between the Maryland Public Service Commission and utility companies operating in Maryland more transparent. "We have a system in which the Maryland Public Service Commission [which oversees electric utility companies, including Pepco and BGE] had allowed our utilities to neglect their infrastructure to the point where it is literally crumbling," said state Delegate Al Carr Jr. (D-District 18), who introduced the three bills to improve public participation and public confidence in the PSC's oversight of utilities, according to a statement from Carr's office. One of the bills proposes live-streaming and archiving all PSC proceedings online. "It is …

Bob

10:40 am on Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Perhaps now we can get PSC to move on ensuring that the utilities billing methods are accurate, including computations on bills that are incorrect or not properly listed. At least 2 times a year Pepco, for example, changes from winter to summer rates; changes to service and tax/fee rates are also applied throughout the year. My Pepco bills only show one rate for a billing item, usually the rate …   more ›

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