Lets Power Smarter, Maryland!

In the midst of an affordability crisis, Maryland’s Baltimore Gas and Electric is proposing a $100/year hike on your electric bill to generate millions more in profits at a time when hundreds of thousands of its customers are unable to pay their bills.

Maryland families deserve affordable, reliable electricity, not another round of excessive rate hikes. Add your name to urge the Maryland Public Service Commission to reject excessive rate increases and prioritize affordable, reliable energy for Maryland families.

What are the stats from MD right now?

  • The average price of electricity in Maryland has spiked over 31% in just the last 3 years.

  • Electric bills could rise by an additional $100/year under the proposal, while BGE reported $578 million in profit last year.

  • For an average $150 electric bill, BGE takes about 11%, or $16 as profit.

What we're doing in Maryland right now


CR’s work in Maryland is part of a broader energy affordability initiative, which is mobilizing consumers nationwide to advocate for fair utility policies as electricity costs continue to rise. Through petitions, consumer storytelling, research, and policy advocacy, CR is working to ensure that households—not just utilities and the technology industry—have a meaningful voice in decisions that determine who pays for America’s rapidly expanding electric grid.

As utilities across the country seek approval for billions of dollars in new infrastructure investments, CR is expanding its work with consumers, policymakers, and advocates in multiple states to promote affordable electricity, fair cost allocation, and greater accountability in utility and data center regulation.

Stories from Maryland

These are stories from consumers in MD struggling with higher higher energy costs

“I fight each month to be diligent in saving on energy but each keeps increasing not good for diabetics and the elderly on fixed incomes or barely middle class all offering is budget and $400 is not a budget plan!"

-Shantal, MD

"Every winter it's the same thing. I wear more clothes inside my home than I used to wear outside. The only difference; each year I pay more to freeze. Maryland politicians done care. Another increase, more expense for the homeowner."

-John, MD

“We are now paying $111.00 more than we did at the beginning of 2026. We are too warm in the summer and too cold in the winter to keep cost down. People accuse us of living in the dark because we have lights on only in the room we are in. As senior citizens, I feel we have taken proper steps to conserve energy. We don't have unlimited funds. My heart goes out to families as everything is more expensive. And for higher profits??!! Just wrong."

-Karla, MD

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