County executives want current Public Service Commission replaced

The county executives of Baltimore, Anne Arundel and Howard counties joined Baltimore Mayor Martin O?Malley in supporting legislation that caps electric rates and ousts the current Public Service Commission.

Appearing before a joint hearing of state House and Senate committees, the executives said they represented more than half of the region?s BGE ratepayers ? 670,000 customers ? and that the commission violated its own rules and procedures in approving high rates.