The Maryland Public Service Commission has launched a process to assess how electric, gas, telecommunications and water utilities can pass on savings from the new tax law to their customers. The lowering of the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to ...

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Maryland residents may see lower utility bills following the federal tax overhaul. Utility providers BGE, Pepco and Delmarva Power said Friday they will file requests with the Maryland Public Service Commission to reduce their utility rates. The companies all benefit ...

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In December 2015, the lights went out in Ukraine and some 225,000 residents lost power for several hours. Ukrainian government officials claimed the outages were caused by a cyberattack perpetrated by Russian security services, according to a report on the ...

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Regulators in Washington, D.C., rejected Exelon Corp.’s takeover of Pepco Holdings Inc., throwing in doubt a $6.8 billion deal. Pepco dropped as much as 20 percent to its lowest price in more than a year. The three-member Public Service Commission ...

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Tenants of a Northwest Baltimore apartment complex have filed a potential class-action lawsuit against their landlord, alleging they have been assessed three times the amount of utilities fees than spelled out in their lease agreements. Pickwick Apartments also uses “vastly ...

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Years after being denied a variance for noncompliance with setback requirements, Sprint filed a petition for special hearing, asserting a new legal theory under which the existing tower was actually in compliance with the setback regulations. An ALJ ruled otherwise and also held that the new petition was barred under the doctrine of res judicata.

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Washington Gas asks that we order the Commission to instruct BGE to return over-collected funds to suppliers. It asks whether the Commission exceeded its statutory authority, employed unlawful procedure, or acted arbitrarily or capriciously when setting certain discount rates to zero for Years 2 and 3 of the Purchase of Receivables program.

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The cold is back, and with it, rising heating bills.

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Depending on whom you listen to, net neutrality rules could unleash future innovation and create jobs — or stifle innovation and kill jobs. The divisive and often confusing debate has intensified now that Obama has entered the fray.

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The Maryland Public Service Commission has named Anthony Myers as its new executive director.

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