The States

Maryland PSC: Chief Engineer

Technical Staff

“We had a number of impacts due to COVID-19. The primary impact was that electric and gas utilities requested to have stays of enforcement or basically, regulatory relief.”

Maryland PSC: Associate General Counsel

State Commissions

“A lot of my work has dealt with some of the larger, complex rate cases that have come before the Commission, particularly the recent multi-year rate plans filed by two Maryland utilities.”

Maryland PSC: Chief Public Utility Law Judge

State Commissions

“On certain cases, we get advisers appointed to us, who are Technical Staff members who get walled off. Under that arrangement, we’re free to discuss the case with them and they’re always a big help.”

Maryland PSC: Executive Secretary

State Commissions

“I work with our Office of General Counsel, when we get a Public Information Act request, to handle our agency’s response. We work with the Department of Information Technology – an arm of state government – to facilitate those requests, if necessary.”

Maryland PSC: Director of Legislative Affairs

State Commissions

“I’m a liaison to the legislature as well as other state, local, county, and federal agencies, and also liaison with the Governor’s office. I am uniquely positioned to see issues that are bubbling to the surface.”

Maryland PSC: Commissioner Michael Richard

Commissioner

“I hope we can keep a hybrid aspect of the virtual hearings because there’s been more public participation, particularly when we have our administrative meetings, requiring representatives for companies to come here for a 3-to-5-minute presentation.”