Maryland Business

By: Danielle Ulman

It’s just a hunch, but my guess is Mayo A. Shattuck III won’t be home tonight.

That probably won’t stop the Power 4 the People Project from holding a candlelight march on the Constellation Energy Group CEO’s Baltimore home to “demand” that the guy stop power shut-offs for customers who are behind on their bills. They’d also like him to “roll back gas & electric rates.”

“We are holding a candle light march to CEO Mayo Shattuck’s home on the day before 84,000 people are slated to have their utilities shut-off to symbolize the many families and individuals who will be in the dark with only candles,” said Steven Ceci, spokesman for the group, which is a branch of the Bail Out the People Movement.

The group is urging a moratorium on shut-offs one day before local utilities meet with state regulators to discuss how they plan to handle the slew of late payments and power shut-offs that will result from particularly high bills this winter. Power 4 the People will be in attendance at the Tuesday hearing, which should add some excitement to the day.

Up next, look out for a statewide petitioning campaign from the group to keep the lights on.