City of Baltimore - File #: 11-0315R

• File #: 11-0315R
• Version: 0
• Name: Informational Hearing - Creation of a 'Baltimore City Electric Choice Website'
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 9/19/2011
• In control: Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee
• Final action: 11/14/2011
• Title: Informational Hearing - Creation of a 'Baltimore City Electric Choice Website' FOR the purpose of inviting representatives from the Department of General Services, the Mayor’s Office of Information Technology, the Maryland Energy Administration, the Maryland Public Service Commission, and the Office of the Maryland People’s Counsel to appear before the Council to discuss the feasibility of developing a ‘Baltimore City Electric Choice Website’ and the formation of a work group to consider the further development of mechanisms to advance true competition in Baltimore City’s residential and small commercial mass electricity market.
• Sponsors: Carl Stokes, Warren Branch, William H. Cole, IV, Sharon Green Middleton, Helen L. Holton, President Young, Belinda Conaway, Bill Henry, William "Pete" Welch, Robert Curran, Mary Pat Clarke, Edward Reisinger
• Indexes: Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/14/2011	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Recommended Favorably
11/14/2011	0	City Council	Adopted
9/26/2011	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
9/22/2011	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
9/22/2011	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
9/19/2011	0	City Council	Introduced
9/19/2011	0	City Council	Assigned

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Stokes



A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
title
Informational Hearing - Creation of a 'Baltimore City Electric Choice Website'

FOR the purpose of inviting representatives from the Department of General Services, the Mayor’s Office of Information Technology, the Maryland Energy Administration, the Maryland Public Service Commission, and the Office of the Maryland People’s Counsel to appear before the Council to discuss the feasibility of developing a ‘Baltimore City Electric Choice Website’ and the formation of a work group to consider the further development of mechanisms to advance true competition in Baltimore City’s residential and small commercial mass electricity market.
body

Recitals

The deregulation of the consumer energy market, combined with a proliferation of government and private programs to reduce bills and aid low income residents, means that today consumers have more options to optimize their electric bills than ever before. Different suppliers and programs offer a wide variety of rates, payment plans, contract lengths, and energy sources.

With all of these options available, every family and small business should be able to customize their power supply in a way that best meets their needs. However, the sheer variety of options - each with different geographical limits, income requirements, or special conditions listed in fine print sc...