Washington Gas Light Co. v. Maryland Public Service Commission

Opinion by

Kehoe, J.

Washington Gas Light Company (“WGL”) has appealed from a judgment of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County which affirmed a decision of the Maryland Public Service Commission. At issue was the Commission’s decision to deny portions of WGL’s proposed 2015 amendment to its Strategic Infrastructure Development and Enhancement Plan. WGL asserts to us that both the circuit court and the Commission misinterpreted Public Utility Article (“PUA”) § 4-210 of the Maryland Code. The statute sets out a procedure by which a natural gas utility company can recover, on an accelerated…