Controversial Baltimore-BGE conduit deal could cost customers $860 million, watchdog finds

The controversial deal Mayor Brandon Scott inked with Baltimore’s dominant utility provider over access to the city-owned underground conduit could come at a steep price for the company’s customers: $860 million over 50 years. That’s the finding of the Maryland Office of the People’s Counsel, an independent state agency representing ratepayer interests in Baltimore Gas and Electric’s ongoing rate case.