Maryland's Public Service Commission shows some gumption

Rather than just roll over on the takeover of Constellation Energy (which owns Baltimore Gas & Electric, the major electricity service provider in the Baltimore region), according to Jay Hancock in the Baltimore Sun, "That Constellation deal is far from done," the oversight commission will be calling for significant protection of the public's interest in the "investor-owned" utility.

With regard to DC's PSC, I don't think they are very hard-headed with Pepco, at least as far as dealing with the community is concerned.

For example, Pepco has been a pain in the a** with regard to powering up SmartBike DC stations, as well as selling some land-access rights for the Metropolitan Branch Trail.

And with regard to the Brookland neighborhood's quest to have the utility lines "undergrounded" on 12th Street NE, Pepco has provided an estimated cost that is about 20 times greater than the industry average ($22.5 million vs. about $1.5 million).

Where's the DC PSC?