Third Public Hearing 6/22 for Washington Gas Rate Case
June 1, 2026
Baltimore, MD – The Maryland Public Service Commission will hold a third public hearing – this one in-person – to receive input on Washington Gas Light’s proposal to increase its gas distribution rates. The hearing will be held Monday, June 22, 2026 at 6 p.m. at the Rockville Campus of Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee Street. The hearing will take place in the Technical Center, TC-136 Lecture Hall. Two previous public hearings were held virtually in March and April.
To participate, attendees should email laura.robinson2@maryland.gov by 12 noon on Friday, June 19. Attendees are encouraged to park in the white-lined student parking spaces in lots 7 and 8, closest to the Technical Center (TC): https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/about-mc/campuses-and-locations/rockville-campus/index.html#maps-directions
Washington Gas provides natural gas retail sales and delivery service to nearly 520,000 Maryland customers in Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George’s and St. Mary’s counties. In December 2025, the company applied to increase its annual revenues by $82.5 million, with an incremental increase of $67.1 million after the inclusion of the company’s Strategic Infrastructure Development and Enhancement (STRIDE) revenue requirements. Washington Gas says its proposed rate design would result in an approximate 5.3% increase in the total bill for the average residential customer.
Written comments may be submitted electronically through the Commission’s website, in the Public Comments Dropbox: https://www.pscmaryland.com/online-services/file-a-public-comment/ First-time users of the portal will need to register and then can submit their comments in Case No. 9849.
Comments may also be sent by mail and should be addressed to:
Andrew S. Johnston, Executive Secretary
Maryland Public Service Commission
William Donald Schaefer Tower, 16th Floor
6 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Evidentiary hearings in this case were held in May with a Commission decision due by July 27, 2026.
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Media contact: Tori Leonard | tori.leonard@maryland.gov
About the Public Service Commission:
The Maryland Public Service Commission regulates electric and gas utilities and suppliers, telephone companies (land lines), private water and sewer companies, passenger motor vehicle carriers for hire, taxicab companies in some jurisdictions and bay pilot rates. The Commission implements the State’s energy policy and also regulates the siting of energy generating facilities and high-voltage transmission lines.