Subsidizing your low-income neighbors' energy bills: coming soon to deep blue Maryland

Last I checked, this is how socialism works. The People's Republic of Maryland strikes again. Work hard and conserve so you can pay someone else's bill.

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For the first time, low-income Marylanders will be able to receive a discounted electricity and gas rate from utilities — lowering their bills without the need for outside grants or refunds.

The program is set to take effect by Jan. 1, 2027, after the Maryland Public Service Commission issued an order Thursday laying out how all of the utility companies operating in the state should structure their programs.

It’s not clear yet how exactly the utilities will recover the costs for the program, but it would likely be spread among the remaining ratepayers. Before the commission, utilities and other parties made competing arguments for what percentage should be recouped from residential customers versus commercial and industrial customers. But the commission didn’t make a final decision.