A Message from the Maryland People’s Counsel
I am pleased to welcome you 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.
We have re-designed this website for easy access to useful and timely information on utility issues. Please take some time to explore the new website. If you have any suggestions or comments, please use the Contact Us link to share your thoughts with us.
I am thankful for the opportunity to serve as People’s Counsel, overseeing an Office with a long history of valuable service on behalf of residential utility consumers. Maryland OPC is committed to pursuing policies and case decisions that provide safe and reliable utility services at “just and reasonable” prices for consumers, as we address emerging energy and telecommunications issues in these rapidly changing industries.