Those in poverty are hardest hit by Governor’s O’Malley’s green agenda.
Maryland would have felt lucky to get a lump of coal in its stocking this week.
Governor Martin O’Malley’s aggressive green agenda has favored expensive renewable-energy sources, driving up the cost of electricity. The 784,000 Marylanders who are living in poverty, and many more on the brink of it, have been particularly hard hit, even though sometimes the cost is offset by subsidies.
Since O’Malley assumed office in January 2007, residents’ electricity rates have increased by 43 percent, according to estimates from Change Maryland, a group chaired by Larry Hogan, a Republican who intends to run for governor. In comparison, electricity costs have risen 24 percent nationwide. Likewise, the Maryland Department of Legislative Services noted that while other states in the region saw average residential electrical rates grow by 34 to 41 percent between 1999 and 2013, in Maryland they increased by 49 percent. The average Marylander pays more than $125 a month for electricity.
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6 comments:
On your electric bill there is a charge for EmPower Md Charge. Simply, it is a tax on residential customers that pays businesses to upgrade their facilities to use less energy. You can thank O'Malley and your elected Democrats for that. Does anyone know what the Environmental Surcharge is for? You would be surprised.
Maryland Environmental Surcharge:
– This surcharge compensates Pepco for the environmental surcharge imposed by the State of Maryland on all kilowatt-hours generated in Maryland.
− This surcharge finances research programs for evaluating site selections for power plants, environmental land use and air and water pollution research.
Thank you 12:04. Delmarva power is a delivery company. They sold their power plants and are no longer in the production of electricity. So, why the surcharge for site selections if they don't produce power any longer?
1:20, because DP handles the billing for the power producer. They are merely showing you the line item as they get it from their producer.
4:01 The Environmental Surcharge has been in the billing system of DP for years before they became a distribution Co. So you are saying that DP is passing this money on to NRG the power producer? You are about to open up a can of worms. The producer is not regulated by the Tariff.
ours is 600 bucks. no waaaay!
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