Baltimore Gas and Electric

Residents from Baltimore City’s Remington neighborhood are opposing BGE’s plan to install an overhead transmission line in their community.

Public hearing planned for Wednesday.

In response to complaints from constituents about soaring electric bills, Maryland Senate Democrats set aside a $200 million fund to provide relief for ratepayers.

Utility blames the cold winter for high bills.

The Maryland General Assembly committees that oversee energy issues join a growing chorus of lawmakers and consumer advocates alarmed by rapidly rising utility bills.

Maryland PIRG calls for more transparency and stronger regulations to protect consumers, utilities counter saying they follow all rules.

The Maryland Freedom Caucus says halting fees for the energy efficiency program would save customers money on soaring energy bills.

During the hours-long meeting, council members grilled representatives not just about the hikes, but also winter shut-offs, power restoration following storm outages, and poor completion of road work.

At a news conference Monday, City Council President Zeke Cohen announced that Councilman Isaac “Yitzy” Schleiffer, who chairs the Legislative Investigations Committee, will lead a series of investigations into the sole utility’s rate increases.

Consumer advocates and others rally behind legislation that would reduce high energy bills.