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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
  • OPC HAS A JOB OPENING, ASSISTANT PEOPLE'S COUNSEL--SEE MORE
  • BGE, PEPCO, DELMARVA & POTOMAC EDISON HAVE POSTED ELECTRIC PRICES TO BEGIN OCTOBER 1, 2012.  WITH WEIGHTED AVERAGES, CUSTOMERS CAN COMPARE SUPPLIER OFFERS-- SEE MORE 

Other Hot Topics >

 

  
  
Public Hearings
  • 5/21/12 Case 9207 PEPCO and Delmarva--Advanced Metering
  • 5/21/12 Case 9503(f) Choptank Electric Coop.--Purchase Power Cost Adjustment
  • 5/21 & 22/2012 Case 9208 BGE--Smart Meter Cost Recovery 

more hearings >