Maryland utility rate cases
Rates are set by the Maryland Public Service Commission. Households are represented by Office of People's Counsel. The average Maryland home pays about $166 a month for 929 kWh (EIA, 2024). Maryland ranks #5 of 51 for the average monthly bill. Maryland households can choose their electricity supplier. Natural gas supply can be shopped too.
2 pending rate cases
3 utilities tracked in Maryland. Enter your ZIP on the home page to see the one that serves you.
Utilities
Pending, biggest first
If approved as filed, this would add roughly 5.3 percent to a typical Potomac Edison Maryland bill; nothing has been decided yet.
BGE has asked to raise electric bills about 8.18 dollars a month starting in 2027, including a 17 percent jump in the distribution charge; public hearings run through November 18, 2026 and nothing has been approved yet.
Recent decisions
Maryland regulators cut Pepco's requested increase by more than half; your bill went up about 3.94 dollars a month starting August 28, 2026, not the 10.24 dollars Pepco had asked for.
Your BGE electric bill picked up about 72 cents a month in February 2026 from a routine multi-year plan true-up, far less than the utility originally asked for.
Your BGE gas bill picked up about 1.95 dollars a month in February 2026 from the same multi-year plan true-up that raised electric bills 72 cents.
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