Overview
- BGE filed a request with the Maryland Public Service Commission seeking to keep costs tied to Baltimore City's conduit fee increase off bills for customers outside the city.
- The company says the city plans an 84% jump in conduit fees and warned that the change could add nearly $50 million in new costs next year to its overall bills.
- BGE estimated Baltimore City customers could face about a $9 monthly surcharge starting January 1, 2027 if the utility recovers the full cost from city accounts.
- Baltimore owns the century‑old underground conduit network and city law requires electric facilities there to use it; the city plans to undertake conduit updates and has an agreement for $120 million in capital work over four years.
- BGE accuses Baltimore of lacking transparency about roughly $375 million collected since 2016, city leaders have called BGE’s plan unfair, and the PSC review will determine whether costs stay within Baltimore or are spread across all customers.