On Saturday, Baltimore residents, energy justice organizers, and elected officials rallied at City Hall to protest utility rate hikes, utility debt, and shutoffs by Baltimore Gas and Electric.
Yet, protesters weren’t just opposing BGE; they were also campaigning for a publicly controlled utility that they say would create some competition and help lower rates.
“The people of Baltimore City and the county as well are fed up with the rate hikes and the shut-offs and the utility debt…and the monopoly that BGE has over the city is how they’re able to exploit us in that way,” said Angela Clark of the Sunrise Movement Baltimore.
Over the past year, Baltimore-area residents and business owners have raised concerns about their skyrocketing BGE bills. Earlier this week, Diedre Gross of Parkville showed WJZ her shut-off notice…
“Sometimes it’s more than rent,” Diedre Gross, a Parkville resident, reported. “That’s not good.”
but but you have competition, the rotten scumbag annapolis DemonicRats and rinos you keep voting for have been lining their pockets with cash from exelon for many years now while you (the citizen) takes it up the ass!
You have a choice even if it is illusory! every electric company you can choose from are all owned by the same monopoly! the game is rigged against you and you are to stupid to vote differently! from the pos valor stealing guv mooron on down! keep electing those who rape you and your families! idiots!
As long as you have the Turd as governor, don’t look for anything except higher taxes and fees of every kind to escalate. Quit voting for democrits and life will be much better for you in all ways.