Baltimore Gas and Electric News

Pending a final decision by the Maryland Public Service Commission , customers may opt out of receiving smart meters.

Making room for a potential customer opt-out from smart meters, Baltimore Gas and Electric , Pepco, and Delmarva Power outlined potential opt-out plans at a recent public hearing on the topic, according to a Maryland Gazette report by Sara Blumberg.

Smart meter opponents asked state regulators at a hearing Tuesday to allow ratepayers to say "no" to new digital, wireless devices because of safety, privacy and security concerns.

Jonathan Libber, 59, president of the Maryland Smart Meter Awareness organization, tapes a warning sign next to the analog meter at his home in the Greenspring neighborhood.

A scam artist promising to help people with unpaid utility bills by "cutting them a deal" ultimately takes off with their cash, Baltimore police warned Friday.

Baltimore, MD, May 11, 2012 - Baltimore Gas and Electric Company , a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation , announced that its board of directors has declared quarterly dividends for all of its outstanding preference stock, payable July 2, 2012, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 11, 2012, as follows: BGE, headquartered in ... (more)

Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. plans to test its PeakRewards program twice this month to help prevent leaving folks in sweltering houses again during summer's hottest months.

Exelon Corp. reported Friday a 70 percent drop in quarterly profit due to warmer-than-normal winter weather, lower power prices and costs related to its acquisition of Constellation Energy Group .

Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. is about to replace all residential gas and electric meters with smart meters, saying the meters manage consumers' energy usage better, and in time, save money.

Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. is planning to decrease customer bills by an average $54 for the year, according to an announcement Monday morning from state energy regulators.

Last fall, the campus had a major power failure due to burned power mains in the service ducts which feed most of the campus.