PSC accepts FY26 environmental surcharge and county fuel tax filings for multiple utilities, waives 30‑day notice
August 07, 2025 | Public Service Commission, Organizations, Executive, Maryland
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The Maryland Public Service Commission on Aug. 6, 2025 accepted a series of utility filings to update environmental surcharge rates and Montgomery County fuel energy tax (MCFET) surcharges for fiscal year 2026 and granted requested waivers of the 30‑day notice requirement under the Public Utilities Article.
What the commission approved
- Delmarva Power and Light Company: staff presented revised tariff pages reflecting an environmental surcharge for fiscal year 2026 and recommended acceptance for filing with an effective date consistent with the Commission’s June 30 general notice.
- Potomac Edison Company and Baltimore Gas & Electric Company (BGE): staff recommended and the commission accepted updated Montgomery County fuel energy tax surcharge billing rates for residential and nonresidential customers (effective 07/01/2025) and granted requested waivers of the 30‑day notice requirement under PUA §4‑203(a).
- Hagerstown Light Department: staff reported an increase in the Maryland environmental surcharge for FY26 from $0.000150 to $0.000163 per kilowatt‑hour; the commission accepted the filing and waived the 30‑day notice.
Selected figures and impacts
- Montgomery County fuel energy tax for electric residential customers: base tax 0.1106 per kWh; grossed up billing rate 0.113227 per kWh; monthly bill impact for a 1,000 kWh residential customer reported as $11.32 (unchanged from prior fiscal year). Staff verified related calculations submitted by Potomac Edison and BGE.
- Hagerstown environmental surcharge FY26: increase resulting in about a $0.16 monthly impact for a 1,000 kWh residential customer (a $0.01 increase from prior fiscal year).
Why it matters
The filings implement the PSC’s FY26 environmental surcharge factors and permit utilities to collect county fuel taxes on customer bills where authorized by county resolutions. Staff recommended waivers of the 30‑day notice period in several cases because the filings followed closely after the PSC’s general notice; the commission granted those waivers.
Outcome
In each case listed on the administrative agenda the commission voted to accept the filings for filing, to apply effective dates consistent with the PSC notice (mostly 07/01/2025 or 08/01/2025 as noted), and to waive the 30‑day notice requirement where utilities requested it. Company representatives on the record thanked staff for its analysis.
What the commission approved
- Delmarva Power and Light Company: staff presented revised tariff pages reflecting an environmental surcharge for fiscal year 2026 and recommended acceptance for filing with an effective date consistent with the Commission’s June 30 general notice.
- Potomac Edison Company and Baltimore Gas & Electric Company (BGE): staff recommended and the commission accepted updated Montgomery County fuel energy tax surcharge billing rates for residential and nonresidential customers (effective 07/01/2025) and granted requested waivers of the 30‑day notice requirement under PUA §4‑203(a).
- Hagerstown Light Department: staff reported an increase in the Maryland environmental surcharge for FY26 from $0.000150 to $0.000163 per kilowatt‑hour; the commission accepted the filing and waived the 30‑day notice.
Selected figures and impacts
- Montgomery County fuel energy tax for electric residential customers: base tax 0.1106 per kWh; grossed up billing rate 0.113227 per kWh; monthly bill impact for a 1,000 kWh residential customer reported as $11.32 (unchanged from prior fiscal year). Staff verified related calculations submitted by Potomac Edison and BGE.
- Hagerstown environmental surcharge FY26: increase resulting in about a $0.16 monthly impact for a 1,000 kWh residential customer (a $0.01 increase from prior fiscal year).
Why it matters
The filings implement the PSC’s FY26 environmental surcharge factors and permit utilities to collect county fuel taxes on customer bills where authorized by county resolutions. Staff recommended waivers of the 30‑day notice period in several cases because the filings followed closely after the PSC’s general notice; the commission granted those waivers.
Outcome
In each case listed on the administrative agenda the commission voted to accept the filings for filing, to apply effective dates consistent with the PSC notice (mostly 07/01/2025 or 08/01/2025 as noted), and to waive the 30‑day notice requirement where utilities requested it. Company representatives on the record thanked staff for its analysis.
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