Electrification will strain Maryland’s grid. The question is by how much.

Maryland’s push to electrify buildings and vehicles to reduce fossil fuel emissions will increase the load on the electric grid. By how much is a matter of contention. A December 2023 report prepared for the Maryland Public Service Commission anticipates minor increases in load growth as the state works toward the goals of its Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022. But a study commissioned by Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Maryland’s largest electricity provider, anticipates that electrification will significantly increase the average load growth rate.