Maryland Office of People's Counsel v. Maryland Public Service Commission

In 2013 the General Assembly enacted legislation enabling regulated gas companies to recover the estimated costs of certain infrastructure replacement projects through a surcharge on customer bills. See Md.Code (1998, 2010 Repl.Vol., 2014 Supp.), § 4-210 of the Public Utilities Article (“PUA”). Shortly after the statute took effect, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (“BGE”) sought approval of a plan to accelerate the replacement of outdated gas distribution infrastructure and to begin imposing a customer surcharge during the initial implementation of the plan. The Public Service Commission…