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A Message from the Maryland People’s Counsel

 
Welcome to the Official website of the Maryland Office of People’s Counsel. Maryland OPC is an independent State agency. Our mission is to represent the interests of residential consumers of electricity, natural gas, telecommunications and private water services in Maryland. 
 NEW EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS FOR UTILITY CUSTOMERS and ADVOCATES [CLICK HERE FOR WELCOME MESSAGE]  CONSUMER CORNER HAS THE FULL LIST OF VIDEOS   
We are very active in a variety of PSC cases right now.  OPC staff is working every day on a variety of cost, service and consumer protection issues, like Standard Offer Service (SOS) administrative charges, service reliability standards, supplier licensing and marketing issues, smart meter deployment, and energy efficiency programs.  You can do a quick check of important issues in our HOT TOPICS list, and find the dates for HEARINGS.  We also post energy supplier price information every month.  
 
If you have any suggestions or comments, please use the Contact Us link to share your thoughts with us.
 
 
~Paula M. Carmody

 

  
Hot Topics
  • BGE ANNOUNCES NEW CUSTOMER SERVICE/BILLING SYSTEM--SEE MORE
  • OPC HAS UPDATED OUR COUNTY by COUNTY RESOURCE GUIDES--SEE MORE 

Other Hot Topics >

 

  
  
Public Hearings
  • 1/27/12 Case 9190 Water Rates for Town of Northeast. Ceil County, MD
  • 1/26, & 27/12 Case 9271  Constellation-Exelon merger.
  • 1/31/12 Case 9214-RFP Generating Facilities to meet Long Term needs of SOS customers in MD
  • 3/8 & 9/12 BGE request to build a transmission line to Deer Park

more hearings >