Maryland PIRG

03/25/2026

Our thoughts on HB1532, the Utility Relief Act, which is being heard today in the Maryland State Senate.

12/08/2025

Sign our petition and check out more information on our website, including new analysis of BGE’s 2025 Operation Pipeline Work. https://pirg.org/maryland/take-action/safer-cleaner-energy-for-maryland/

08/25/2025

04/07/2025

🎉Victory! The Maryland General Assembly has passed bipartisan legislation to protect consumers from wasteful utility spending that has caused utility bills to skyrocket saving Marylanders hundreds of millions of dollars.💰
Read more: bit.ly/utilityreform

04/05/2025

Shout out to the Maryland House of Delegates for standing with Maryland utility customers by reforming STRIDE and multi-year ratemaking.

03/04/2025

Utilities spend millions on lobbying every year to get them access to our elected officials. A new Maryland PIRG report released today reveals the big spending Maryland's electric and gas utilities are doing in Annapolis – to protect and increase their profits. Just last year they spent a $2.2 million on lobbying. Our legislators vote on policies and personnel appointments that directly affect our utility bills.

02/16/2025

Many Maryland households are facing some of their highest gas bills ever this winter, largely because of massive spending on gas infrastructure, according to Maryland people's counsel.

02/06/2025