Delegate Chisholm urges end to EMPOWER surcharge; advocates and regulators push back HB 521 would immediately stop the EMPOWER program and its customer surcharge and seeks to retire remaining EMPOWER debt. Delegate Brian Chisholm called the program an unfair long‑term cost to ratepayers; the Public Service Commission and Sierra Club defended EMPOWER as cost‑effective and warned about unintended bill impacts from removing statutory billing requirements.

Delegate Chisholm is pushing to end the controversial EMPOWER program, claiming it has failed low-income households while advocates warn of the hidden costs of repeal.

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Panel Discusses Energy Storage Incentives for Low-Income Customers in Connecticut and Puerto Rico Panelists highlight capacity payments and aggregator roles in energy storage initiatives.

Maryland's latest hearing on the 9761 Drive Act could revolutionize energy storage access for low-income customers by introducing innovative aggregator roles and capacity payments.

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Maryland Senate Bill 149 supports clean energy and resilience programs for low-income households Senate Bill 149 allocates funds for energy efficiency and resilience hubs in Maryland.

Maryland's Senate Bill 149 is on the brink of revolutionizing clean energy access for low-income households while fostering community resilience—could this be a game-changer for the state?

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