Posted on 05/29/2007 10:54:57 AM PDT by JZelle
A Maryland lawmaker is calling for a summit to evaluate the utility rate increases due later this week and has filed legislation to re-regulate the state's energy industry.
Delegate Patrick L. McDonough, Baltimore County Republican, said yesterday that he will ask fellow lawmakers to return to Annapolis to review Maryland energy laws, while Baltimore Gas and Electric customers prepare for a 50 percent rate increase due Friday.
"I would like to do this as soon as possible," he said. "This is where you sacrifice, this is where you're a public servant. There's been a lack of leadership on this issue in the General Assembly."
Mr. McDonough wants to assemble a group of advisers on energy deregulation to address the lawmakers. He wants the summit held in the House chamber and taped by Maryland Public Television, as are key General Assembly hearings.
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Somehow, I think he already knew that.
Lilmarty is already spinning this as the result of something that happened on Ehrlich’s watch.
Me, I’d just like to see the press find one “typical” housegold that is paying $100 in BGE bills and worrying about going to $150. I think we’d be paying $150 if we shut everything in the house off, which we are close to doing to try and stay below $300 a month.
I read the article and while they pegged the first elephant in the room, deregulation, they omitted the other elephant in the room: EnvironMENTALism
Is this another one of those ‘deregulation without competition’ deals?
It’s deregulation with artificial price caps slowly expiring, region by region. Gov. Paris “Spendening” set this up years ago, and it’s time to pay the piper. O’Malley simply blamed Ehrlich and it helped get him elected.
Don't know how California's were done, but the ones in Maryland were based on 1994 or thereabouts prices. They held for 5 years. Ran out last year.
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