Former BGE employees challenge proposed rate hikes in petition alleging mismanagement, fraud

Fourteen former Baltimore Gas and Electric employees are petitioning to intervene in the utility company’s case with the Maryland Public Service Commission over proposed rate hikes, contending the company wastes money and pushes the costs onto consumers.

BGE, owned by utility conglomerate Exelon, must demonstrate to the PSC it used “good management judgment” and “prudency” in its infrastructure projects to justify the multi-year rate plan increase, according to a November order from the commission.

Represented by Baltimore attorney David Manuel Baña, the petitioners believe an incident in 2023 specifically points to BGE not using good management judgment, as an employee on his boat in Rock Hall Landing Marina logged those hours as time spent on gas inspections…

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