NRRI summary of Maryland Public Service Commission staff recommendations: A framework for future regulation of gas services in Maryland
The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) Staff recently completed a study of the natural gas industry in Maryland, the regulatory approaches operational in Maryland and in other jurisdictions, and a new regulatory framework for Maryland. Clearly, the natural gas industry has undergone significant restructuring and deregulation during the preceding decade, culminating in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission`s (FERC) Order 636. In light of the changing operating environment, the Staff proposed a series of recommendations designed to foster competition, enhance customer choice, reduce burner-tip gas cost, and expand the market for natural gas in Maryland. The Staffs recommendations include (1) requiring local gas distribution companies (LDCs) to offer a range of unbundled services to all customers, (2) requiring LDCs to eliminate major barriers to the provision of unbundled services, (3) requiring LDCs to establish the revenue responsibility of each unbundled service, and (4) implementation of unbundled services by the State`s three largest LDCs. The results of the Study and the Staffs recommendations were presented in the form of a report, entitled A Framework for Future Regulation of Gas Services in Maryland. This article summarizes the Maryland PSC report.
- OSTI ID:
- 381189
- Journal Information:
- NRRI Quarterly Bulletin, Journal Name: NRRI Quarterly Bulletin Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 16; ISSN NQBUEK; ISSN 8756-632X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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