Electric Companies - Service Outages and Rate Increases - Report on Customer Impact
Sponsor: Jeffrie E. Long, Jr. (District 27B)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring each electric company to report to the Public Service Commission, on or before April 1 each year, geographic and demographic data on all customers impacted by certain service outages and rate increases within the immediately preceding year.
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Testimony (10)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Long, Jeffrie | Del. Jeffrie E. Long, Jr. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Smith, Virginia | IndivisibleHoCoMD | Position only |
| FAV | Peltier, Laurel | Maryland Energy Advocates Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Long, J., Delegate Long, J.legislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Troxell, Timothylobbyist | FirstEnergy / Potomac Edison | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Frain, John | BGE | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Barve, Barve | MD PSC | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Deal, Poetrilobbyist | Pepco and Delmarva Power | Written (PDF) |