Public Service Commission orders BGE to remove ‘electrification’ plan from rate increase proposal

Maryland’s utility regulator has ordered Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. to remove a controversial electrification plan from its proposal to raise customers’ gas and electric delivery rates. A proposed BGE rate hike, under review by the Public Service Commission, would allow the utility to invest not only in improving the electric grid and natural gas system but also in electrification programs to promote electric vehicle use and building efficiency, BGE has said.