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Maryland

Electricity Rates

Residential = 8 cents/kwh (National ranking: 19)

Commerical = 7 cents/kwh
(National ranking: 21)

Industrial = 4 cents/kwh(National ranking: 29)

kwh = kilowatt hour
1st ranking = highest rate in catagory

Deregulation

Maryland is in the midst of shifting to a deregulated system. The law, enacted in 1999, allows for consumer choice for those served by traditional power companies by July 2002 and all electric co-operatives by July 2003. Maryland also provided for a rate cut of between three and 7.5 percent and a rate cap for four years after deregulation.

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