Md. Public Service Commission Chairman Not Sure a Moratorium On Shut- Offs Is the Right Answer

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The Maryland Public Service Commission is weighing a possible moratorium on electric service shutoffs as part of its inquiry into spiking consumer energy costs, Chairman Douglas R.M. Nazarian said Thursday.

Nazarian and several utility industry officials came before a joint meeting of the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee to discuss rising bills and customer complaints. He said a moratorium would not necessarily solve those problems, because it would not do anything about consumer costs.

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Md. Public Service Commission Chairman Not Sure a Moratorium On Shut- Offs Is the Right Answer

There are several measures working their way through the General Assembly that seek to give the state more regulatory power over the price of power....

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