A BGE gas regulator as seen on the 1500 block of Lancaster Street on June 9, 2023. Photo credit: Kaitlin Newman / The Baltimore Banner.
A BGE gas regulator as seen on the 1500 block of Lancaster Street on June 9, 2023. Photo credit: Kaitlin Newman / The Baltimore Banner.

The Maryland House and Senate are expected to announce their formal energy proposal to help curb rising utility costs within the coming days, and lawmakers are continuing to throw their ideas into the ring.

The House Environment and Transportation Committee heard hours of testimony on Tuesday over two contentious bills that would each fundamentally change how utilities operate in Maryland.

The first bill, dubbed the โ€œBreak STRIDE Act,โ€ would limit a gas companyโ€™s ability to proactively charge ratepayers for gas pipeline replacement projects.

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