Joe, Just Got This From My Electric Company

Proposed legislation in the spotlight in Maryland is Senate Bill 304, which states any residential retail electric customer whose usage exceeds 1,000 kilowatt hours in a month is subject to a renewable energy surcharge of $0.013/kwh. This means you would be assessed $0.013 for any and all kwh in excess of the first 1,000. The average residential account uses 1,230 kwh/mo. which means an additional $3/mo. High usage members like poultry accounts could see several hundred dollars in additional charges on their monthly bill. This charge would be a total pass-through for Choptank Electric, meaning we won't keep one penny. The purpose of the fund is to promote energy efficiency and the development and deployment of the renewable energy generation technology in the state.