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PSC accepts BGE tariff change to remove residential customer list after Senate Bill 1 review
Summary
The Public Service Commission accepted Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.'s proposal to remove the option for retail suppliers to purchase a residential customer list from its supplier coordination tariffs, effective June 18, 2025; staff and the Office of People's Counsel supported the change.
The Maryland Public Service Commission on June 18, 2025 accepted a tariff filing by Baltimore Gas and Electric Company to remove the option for retail energy suppliers to buy a residential customer list from BGE's supplier coordination tariffs, citing potential conflicts with the new do-not-transfer list established under Senate Bill 1.
Staff said BGE filed the change after reviewing the requirements in Senate Bill 1 to create a do-not-transfer list and concluded that it is no longer appropriate for BGE to sell a residential customer list to retail suppliers. David Hapock, on behalf of staff, told commissioners that removing the residential customer list avoids the cost and operational complexity of syncing two lists and that staff recommended the commission accept BGE’s proposal with an effective date of June 18, 2025.
Mila and Teclamikayo, speaking on behalf of the Office of People's Counsel, also supported the filing. They said eliminating the residential customer list would reduce the risk that retail suppliers contact customers who have asked to be placed on the do-not-transfer list but remain on a separate residential list maintained by the utility. "BGE's proposal seems like the best economically efficient method to reconcile this issue," they said.
A BGE representative, identified in the transcript as Ms. Cora, thanked staff for its analysis and said BGE agreed that removing the list from the tariff was the prudent decision given the potential cost of syncing lists and the risk of customer contact conflicts.
Staff told the commission it contacted other utilities about their practices: Pepco and Delmarva historically did not offer such lists; Potomac Edison offered an opt-in "interested customer" list and intends to stop providing it by the end of 2025; Washington Gas Light (WGL) intends to continue providing a customer list and said it would ensure customers on the do-not-transfer list are not on its residential customer list. Staff noted Potomac Edison and WGL do not charge for their lists, while BGE did charge for the residential list.
The commission voted to accept the company's proposal, effective June 18, 2025, and directed BGE to file clean tariff pages. The motion passed with Commissioners Litton, Barbay, Richard and Chair Hoover recorded as voting "aye."
