Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. went back to the drawing board on smart meters and recently submitted a revised proposal to the Maryland Public Service Commission. The basics of what BGE wants to do haven’t changed much, but now it’s up to the PSC to allow the program to move forward — or put the long-term interests of customers at risk.
We’ve said it before and now we’ll say it again: Maryland needs to get on board the smart grid movement to ensure affordable and reliable energy service in the future. BGE wants to install smart meters in every business and home to keep track of energy use and wirelessly transmit that information to a central office. With that kind of monitoring available, customers could cut their use on peak summer days and save on the order of $100 annually.
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