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Tag: utility bills

Moore Holds 27-Point Lead as Fundraising Gap With Cox Widens Ahead of November

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A new statewide poll released this week shows Gov. Wes Moore with a commanding 27-point...

Michael Phillips
August 12, 2026

The $4,000 “Crisis” Is Mostly Sandwiches. The Real Maryland Affordability Story Is in Annapolis.

By Michael Phillips | Maryland Bay News The Maryland Democratic Party wants you to believe Donald Trump personally raised...

Michael Phillips
August 6, 2026

Power Over People: How Annapolis Rewrote the Rules — and What It Ignored to Do It

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Maryland General Assembly closed its three-day special session Tuesday night having...

Michael Phillips
August 5, 2026

Paying Twice: The Federal Deal Costing Maryland Ratepayers Hundreds Of Millions For Two Anne Arundel Power Plants

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Every Baltimore Gas and Electric customer — 1.2 million households and businesses across...

Michael Phillips
July 12, 2026

One Foot Out the Door: Wes Moore’s Reelection Pitch Is a Presidential Audition

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In September 2025, NBC's Kristen Welker asked Governor Wes Moore a simple question on "Meet...

Michael Phillips
July 3, 2026

Who Pays for the Data Center Boom? In Maryland, the Answer Is Already You.

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The question was never whether Maryland wanted data centers. The state answered that years...

Michael Phillips
May 31, 2026

Evan Glass Warns About Rising Utility Bills—As Montgomery County Prepares to Auto-Enroll Residents in New Energy Program

By MDBayNews Staff Montgomery County residents are being warned that their electric bills are climbing. At the same time,...

Michael Phillips
February 10, 2026

HB1 and the Politics of Distraction as Utility Bills Keep Rising

By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland households struggle to keep up with rising electricity and gas bills, House Bill 1 (HB1) has...

Michael Phillips
February 6, 2026

Lower Bills or Just Louder Promises? A Hard Look at Governor Moore’s “Local Power” Plan

By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore is rolling out a familiar message to Maryland families: relief is coming. His newly...

Michael Phillips
January 28, 2026

When Utility Bills Become a Health Crisis

By MDBayNews Staff For many Maryland households, the shock of higher BGE bills this winter isn’t just a budgeting...

Michael Phillips
January 25, 2026

When the Governor Says “It’s Not the State,” Check Your Utility Bill

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says rising utility bills over the past four years “aren’t...

Michael Phillips
January 5, 2026

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