City gets chance to challenge rate hike

Published May 31, 2006 4:00am ET



In a strongly worded decision issued Tuesday, Baltimore Circuit Judge Albert Matricciani Jr. ordered the Public Service Commission to convene new hearings on Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.?s proposed 72 percent rate hike.

The decision, which came just hours after a packed courtroom heard arguments from both sides, included a stunning rebuke of the commission.

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