Jonathan Collins, director of mechanical services and engineering at Baltimore City Public Schools, shows a malfunctioning thermostat, which should keep the heat between 70 and 75 degrees, at Arlington Elementary School. Photo credit: Wesley Lapointe / The Baltimore Banner.
Jonathan Collins, director of mechanical services and engineering at Baltimore City Public Schools, shows a malfunctioning thermostat, which should keep the heat between 70 and 75 degrees, at Arlington Elementary School. Photo credit: Wesley Lapointe / The Baltimore Banner.

With Gov. Wes Moore’s all-but-promised signature on this year’s legislative energy policy overhaul the Utility RELIEF Act, cuts and changes to the EmPOWER program are on the way and already sparking concern for utility companies and climate and consumer advocates alike.

EmPOWER is Maryland’s flagship energy efficiency program and is paid for by all ratepayers through a utility bill surcharge.

Utility companies then use that money to incentivize making homes and businesses more energy efficient.

Read more (and listen) at WYPR.

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