Wash. Gas Light Co. v. Md. Pub. Serv. Comm'n

Legislative intent(b) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the purpose of this section is to accelerate gas infrastructure improvements in the State by establishing a mechanism for gas companies to promptly recover reasonable and prudent costs of investments in eligible infrastructure replacement projects separate from base rate proceedings.

-Statement of "Legislative Intent," Senate Bill 8, 2013 Md. Laws, ch. 161, § 1.

In this appeal, we are asked to interpret Public Utility Article ("PU") § 4-210 of the Maryland Code, known also as the STRIDE statute. 1 In short, the STRIDE statute…