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Commission Issues Order On DRIVE Act Implementation Proposals
Dockets:
9761
From the Maryland Public Utilities Service(PSC) Order:
[ *** ] ORDERED:
- that the investor-owned electric companies shall file their revised time-of-use tariffs and/or new time-of-use tariffs in accordance with this Order;
- that Potomac Electric Power Company (“Pepco”) shall provide an analysis of possible changes to its Schedule R-TM in the next base rate case, as described herein;
- that Baltimore Gas and Electric Company and The Potomac Edison Company shall implement their proposed time-of-use marketing and customer outreach plans in the timeframes specified in their proposals;
- that Pepco and Delmarva Power & Light Company shall provide, within 45 days of the issuance of this Order, a modified time-of-use budget that reflects a two-year implementation period, as well as an associated detailed cost-benefit analysis and marketing plan, consistent with this Order, as described herein;
- that Potomac Edison shall consult with the Technical Staff and the Office of People’s Counsel regarding a proposal to cease its practice of implementing non-residential declining time-of-use block rates, to be filed with its next rate case or within two years, whichever is earlier;
- that the investor-owned electric companies shall file revised EDSSS proposals within 90 days of the issuance of this Order that address the Commission’s direction as discussed herein;
- that Order item No. 9 in Commission Order No. 91218 that requires an investor-owned electric company assessment of EDSSS pilot programs on or before October 1, 2027, is hereby rescinded and replaced with the EDSSS reporting requirements in this Order as discussed herein: and
- that the Commission’s Technical Staff shall work with the electric companies and OPC to propose a uniform reconciliation process within 90 days of the issuance of this Order as discussed herein. [ *** ]
Order No. 91917 (10/21/2025)
9761 (07/11/2024)
(DRIVE Act Implementation)

