Wash. Gas Light v. Public Serv. Comm'n.

Washington Gas Light Company v. Maryland Public Service Commission, et al., No. 81, September Term, 2017. Opinion by Getty, J. PUBLIC UTILITIES – MARYLAND CODE, PUBLIC UTILITY ARTICLE § 4-210 – STATUTORY INTERPRETATION In a case of first impression, the Court of Appeals concluded that Public Utility Article § 4-210 of the Maryland Code, known also as the STRIDE statute, is unambiguous and requires that “gas infrastructure improvements” be located “in the State” in order to promptly recover investment costs separate from base rate proceedings. Additionally, the Court of Appeals’s independent…