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Advocates warn committee that utility capital programs and data‑center demand are driving rate increases; urge PSC and legislative reforms
Summary
Environmental and consumer advocates told the committee that utility capital spending, Scribe‑style incentives and multi‑year rate plans have raised delivery charges and that data‑center growth and PJM planning amplify rate risks; they urged stronger PSC oversight and targeted policies to protect ratepayers.
Representatives of Maryland League of Conservation Voters, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Sierra Club and Maryland PIRG urged the Environment and Transportation Committee on Jan. 28 to address delivery‑rate growth tied to utility capital spending and to limit new gas infrastructure where less expensive alternatives exist.
Rebecca Rear (Maryland LCV) framed clean energy deployment as a way to reduce household bills and public‑health costs, and she flagged a $1.5 billion transmission project in BGE territory as an example of large…
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