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.
+$0.72a month
Baltimore Gas and Electric, Maryland
BGE 2027-2029 electric rate case
Pending Base rate case, docket Case No. 9888 before the Maryland Public Service Commission.
+$8a month
on a typical bill, if approved as asked
As published by the utility or the commission.
What happens next
Next comes a hearing on October 26, 2026, then a decision from the Maryland Public Service Commission. Many states give the commission a deadline of roughly seven to eleven months from filing. How rate cases work.
What it means for your bill
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FiledJul 6, 2026
HearingOct 26, 2026
Decisionpending
On billsafter the decision
Baltimore Gas and Electric filed a new rate case with the Maryland Public Service Commission on July 6, 2026, seeking 156.1 million dollars in additional annual electric revenue, a 4.4 percent total bill increase, as its next multi-year rate plan proposal covering 2027 through 2029. Within that request, the electric distribution rate component would rise 17 percent, from 4.9 to 5.8 cents per kilowatt hour, according to the Maryland Office of People's Counsel. The commission has set three public comment hearings, on October 26 and November 4, 2026 (both virtual) and November 18, 2026 (in person in Baltimore), with written comments due by December 23, 2026; if approved as filed, the increase would add about 8.18 dollars a month to a typical residential electric bill, with a commission decision expected around January 2027.
What it means for your bill: 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.
- Status
- Pending
- Utility
- Baltimore Gas and Electric
- Commission
- Maryland Public Service Commission
- Docket
- Case No. 9888
- Filed
- July 6, 2026
- Requested
- 4.4% residential, $156.1 million a year
- Typical bill change
- +$8.18 a month
- Next hearing
- October 26, 2026
- Comment deadline
- December 23, 2026
- Last checked
- October 13, 2026
Common questions
How much will my Baltimore Gas and Electric bill go up?
Would add about $8 a month on a typical bill. As published by the utility or the commission.
When would the new rates start?
Not yet set. That is decided along with the case, usually as part of the commission's final order.
When is the hearing?
October 26, 2026.
How do I comment?
File a written comment online with the Maryland Public Service Commission citing Case No. 9888 by December 23, 2026, or speak at a public hearing October 26, November 4 or November 18, 2026. Comment page.
How to comment
File a written comment online with the Maryland Public Service Commission citing Case No. 9888 by December 23, 2026, or speak at a public hearing October 26, November 4 or November 18, 2026. Comment page. Office of People's Counsel represents households in this case.
History
- Oct 13, 2026: Hearing: October 26, 2026
- Oct 13, 2026: Comment deadline: December 23, 2026
- Sep 8, 2026: Typical bill impact: $8 to $8 a month
- Sep 8, 2026: Requested increase: none published to 4.4%
Sources
- BGE Seeks $156 Million Electric Rate Increase, Maryland Public Service Commission, 2026-07-06
- BGE requests $8-per-month electricity rate hike, Maryland ratepayer advocates intend to challenge, WYPR, 2026-07-08
- BGE's proposed rate hike would raise electric distribution rates 17%: OPC Consumer's Guide, Fox Baltimore (WBFF), 2026-09-01
- Maryland Public Service Commission to Hold Three Virtual Public Hearings on BGE Rate Case Application, Maryland Public Service Commission, 2026-10-05
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Other Baltimore Gas and Electric matters
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.
+$2a month
Other pending cases in Maryland
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If approved as filed, this would add roughly 5.3 percent to a typical Potomac Edison Maryland bill; nothing has been decided yet.
+$9a month, est.