Opponents Urge Defeat of Md. Governor Martin O'malley's Re- Regulation Plan

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A day after the governor said he supports partial re-regulation of the state's energy market, the debate raged Tuesday as several business groups urged the Senate Finance Committee to reject the idea.

Under Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposal, dubbed "rational re- regulation," new power plants would fall under the regulatory control of Maryland's Public Service Commission if the commission believed that such a move would best serve ratepayers. The commission also would plan when plants would be built rather than leaving that power in the hands of the utilities.

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Opponents Urge Defeat of Md. Governor Martin O'malley's Re- Regulation Plan

But some business groups said the deregulated market has netted them the best deals, because they have opted to buy their power from competitive suppliers instead of ...

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