Maryland watchdog takes pipeline fight to court as gas bill costs keep climbing

  • Maryland utility regulators are facing a court challenge from the state Office of People’s Counsel over a 2025 law aimed at limiting unnecessary pipeline replacement projects and reducing related costs.

Maryland utility regulators are facing a court challenge from the state office that represents consumers in a case that could affect what residents pay for essential home energy service.

The dispute centers on a 2025 Maryland law designed to limit pipeline replacement projects that are not clearly needed and to reduce the bill’s impacts tied to that spending.

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