Emily Warfield Scarr
@emilyscarr.bsky.social
Senior Advisor with MarylandPIRG.
Upgrade Maryland Campaign Manager.
Baltimore, MD
Upgrade Maryland Campaign Manager.
Baltimore, MD
It’s time for the PSC to end multi-year ratemaking to return more balance and accountability to ratemaking in Maryland.
STATEMENT: PSC denies nearly 50% of BGE’s $152 million rate hike request
Consumer advocate applauds decision, call for end to multi-year ratemaking
pirg.org
December 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
It’s time for the PSC to end multi-year ratemaking to return more balance and accountability to ratemaking in Maryland.
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Kevin Plank exiting future development at Baltimore Peninsula
From Giacomo Bologna and @halliemiller.bsky.social: www.thebanner.com/economy/grow...
From Giacomo Bologna and @halliemiller.bsky.social: www.thebanner.com/economy/grow...
Kevin Plank exiting future development at Baltimore Peninsula
Kevin Plank will no longer develop Baltimore Peninsula, after only about one-tenth of the projected square footage has been built.
www.thebanner.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Kevin Plank exiting future development at Baltimore Peninsula
From Giacomo Bologna and @halliemiller.bsky.social: www.thebanner.com/economy/grow...
From Giacomo Bologna and @halliemiller.bsky.social: www.thebanner.com/economy/grow...
Exciting to see Anne Arundel County and Baltimore County implementing their small donor public financing for the first time this year
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/12/14/k...
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/12/14/k...
First candidate verified for Anne Arundel public campaign finance funds
Anne Arundel County executive candidate James Kitchin is tapping into the county’s new public campaign financing system.
www.baltimoresun.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Exciting to see Anne Arundel County and Baltimore County implementing their small donor public financing for the first time this year
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/12/14/k...
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/12/14/k...
Relying on contract labor drives up customer costs and BGE profits.
“If BGE continues to underinvest in its workforce, the union said the company will be under even more pressure to hire contractors… that would jeopardize the reliability of BGE’s services and drive up costs to customers.”
“If BGE continues to underinvest in its workforce, the union said the company will be under even more pressure to hire contractors… that would jeopardize the reliability of BGE’s services and drive up costs to customers.”
December 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Relying on contract labor drives up customer costs and BGE profits.
“If BGE continues to underinvest in its workforce, the union said the company will be under even more pressure to hire contractors… that would jeopardize the reliability of BGE’s services and drive up costs to customers.”
“If BGE continues to underinvest in its workforce, the union said the company will be under even more pressure to hire contractors… that would jeopardize the reliability of BGE’s services and drive up costs to customers.”
Thanks for your work RJ. My kids aren’t getting any AI toys this Hanukkah or anytime soon.
www.today.com/video/why-ai...
www.today.com/video/why-ai...
December 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Thanks for your work RJ. My kids aren’t getting any AI toys this Hanukkah or anytime soon.
www.today.com/video/why-ai...
www.today.com/video/why-ai...
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Guilty pleas, $100K fine for Skyline Tower Painting for a 2022 tower-washing project that showered TV Hill with hazardous lead paint. www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
Guilty pleas, $100K fine for company after lead paint chips fell from TV tower
Maryland's Attorney General announced guilty pleas and a $100,000 fine against Skyline Tower Painting and its president, holding them accountable for a 2022 tower-washing project that showered Baltimo...
www.thebanner.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Guilty pleas, $100K fine for Skyline Tower Painting for a 2022 tower-washing project that showered TV Hill with hazardous lead paint. www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
BGE is charging customers billions under the banner of safety for a program that may actually be delaying the work to replace, repair the riskiest cast iron pipes.
Analysis claims BGE pipeline program could drive up customers' bills
Analysis claims BGE pipeline program could drive up customers' bills
In new findings, the Maryland PIRG Foundation claims the list of projects designed to replace natural gas pipes could drive up costs for customers due to wasteful spending.
www.cbsnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
BGE is charging customers billions under the banner of safety for a program that may actually be delaying the work to replace, repair the riskiest cast iron pipes.
Fast-Tracked and Flawed: New Analysis Finds BGE’s $19.5 Billion Gas Pipeline Program Fails to Prioritize Safety, Drives Up Costs pirg.org/maryland/fou...
December 4, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Fast-Tracked and Flawed: New Analysis Finds BGE’s $19.5 Billion Gas Pipeline Program Fails to Prioritize Safety, Drives Up Costs pirg.org/maryland/fou...
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Every time BGE tears up Baltimore’s streets to replace pipes, they make more money. Don’t take my word for it, take their most recent public earnings statement – BGE’s 3rd quarter profits increased by 82% since last year… 1/4
December 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Every time BGE tears up Baltimore’s streets to replace pipes, they make more money. Don’t take my word for it, take their most recent public earnings statement – BGE’s 3rd quarter profits increased by 82% since last year… 1/4
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BGE choosing ‘wasteful’ gas pipe replacement projects, consumer watchdog says
BGE choosing ‘wasteful’ gas pipe replacement projects, consumer watchdog says
A consumer watchdog organization says that Baltimore’s utility company has been putting profits ahead of safety when it chooses how to replace gas pipes.
buff.ly
December 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
BGE choosing ‘wasteful’ gas pipe replacement projects, consumer watchdog says
Maryland PIRG’s new analysis finds BGE’s multi-billion dollar gas pipeline replacement program may be slowing the work to repair or replace the riskiest pipes.
A 2025 law could result in major changes moving forward to stop wasteful spending & require BGE to prioritize safety. bit.ly/pirgreport
A 2025 law could result in major changes moving forward to stop wasteful spending & require BGE to prioritize safety. bit.ly/pirgreport
December 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Maryland PIRG’s new analysis finds BGE’s multi-billion dollar gas pipeline replacement program may be slowing the work to repair or replace the riskiest pipes.
A 2025 law could result in major changes moving forward to stop wasteful spending & require BGE to prioritize safety. bit.ly/pirgreport
A 2025 law could result in major changes moving forward to stop wasteful spending & require BGE to prioritize safety. bit.ly/pirgreport
The Maryland Public Service Commission is moving forward with regulations to end a policy that forces existing gas customers to pay the cost of building pipelines for new customers- ending an outdated process the drives up customer costs and increases utility profits.
pirg.org/maryland/fou...
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Maryland utility regulators move to end expensive gas line incentives, saving customers $1 billion
Consumer and environmental advocates applaud draft regulations to reduce costs
pirg.org
December 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The Maryland Public Service Commission is moving forward with regulations to end a policy that forces existing gas customers to pay the cost of building pipelines for new customers- ending an outdated process the drives up customer costs and increases utility profits.
pirg.org/maryland/fou...
pirg.org/maryland/fou...
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Two more good decisions from the IIlinois Commerce Commission...
STATEMENT: Regulators slash Nicor, Ameren rate hikes
pirg.org/illinois/med...
STATEMENT: Regulators slash Nicor, Ameren rate hikes
pirg.org/illinois/med...
STATEMENT: Regulators slash Nicor, Ameren rate hikes
pirg.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Two more good decisions from the IIlinois Commerce Commission...
STATEMENT: Regulators slash Nicor, Ameren rate hikes
pirg.org/illinois/med...
STATEMENT: Regulators slash Nicor, Ameren rate hikes
pirg.org/illinois/med...
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Maryland utiility regulators are using their new authority to ensure Washington Gas' pipe safety spending priritizes safety and is cost effective
pirg.org/maryland/upd...
pirg.org/maryland/upd...
Utility regulators scrutinize 2025 Washington Gas infrastructure spending
New law requires spending to priotize safety and be cost-effective
pirg.org
November 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Maryland utiility regulators are using their new authority to ensure Washington Gas' pipe safety spending priritizes safety and is cost effective
pirg.org/maryland/upd...
pirg.org/maryland/upd...
An explosion of state-supported infrastructure spending by utilities caused the increases, leading many states to reconsider, restrict, or roll back their policies. Read more:
www.npr.org/2025/10/13/n...
www.npr.org/2025/10/13/n...
Natural gas prices are low, but your monthly gas bill is up. Here's why
Gas utility bills are rising even though natural gas prices are down. That's because a much larger share of your gas bill now goes to infrastructure instead of fuel.
www.npr.org
October 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
An explosion of state-supported infrastructure spending by utilities caused the increases, leading many states to reconsider, restrict, or roll back their policies. Read more:
www.npr.org/2025/10/13/n...
www.npr.org/2025/10/13/n...
Relax, America, There Is Life After Nonstick Pans www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...
Opinion | Relax, America, There Is Life After Nonstick Pans
www.nytimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Relax, America, There Is Life After Nonstick Pans www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...
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Thanks to MD PSC (www.psc.state.md.us), gas corporations can no longer unfairly charge existing customers big $ to add new customers--saves customers $1B in hidden fees & helps reduce the $1.3B in annual health costs due to gas burning equipment in MD.
A win for Maryland gas utility customers - Maryland Matters
Natural gas customers will save $1 billion over the next decade under a new Maryland policy that puts that cost where it belongs, writes Emily Scarr, on the utilities, which now earn $3 from existing ...
marylandmatters.org
September 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Thanks to MD PSC (www.psc.state.md.us), gas corporations can no longer unfairly charge existing customers big $ to add new customers--saves customers $1B in hidden fees & helps reduce the $1.3B in annual health costs due to gas burning equipment in MD.
Reposted by Emily Warfield Scarr
Natural gas customers will save $1 billion over the next decade under a new Maryland policy that puts that cost where it belongs, writes Emily Scarr, on the utilities, which now earn $3 from existing ratepayers for every $1 spent hooking up new homes.
marylandmatters.org/2025/09/27/a...
marylandmatters.org/2025/09/27/a...
A win for Maryland gas utility customers - Maryland Matters
Natural gas customers will save $1 billion over the next decade under a new Maryland policy that puts that cost where it belongs, writes Emily Scarr, on the utilities, which now earn $3 from existing ...
marylandmatters.org
September 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Natural gas customers will save $1 billion over the next decade under a new Maryland policy that puts that cost where it belongs, writes Emily Scarr, on the utilities, which now earn $3 from existing ratepayers for every $1 spent hooking up new homes.
marylandmatters.org/2025/09/27/a...
marylandmatters.org/2025/09/27/a...
PJM “is stifling the development of clean energy, setting the rules for the capacity market, forcing energy prices up and continuing to marginalize the voice of the very states it serves,” writes Paul Pinsky
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/09/20/p...
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/09/20/p...
Maryland deserves a voice when it comes to our energy | GUEST COMMENTARY
Maryland’s regional grid operator is driving energy prices up, writes Paul G. Pinsky, and the state has little say.
www.baltimoresun.com
September 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
PJM “is stifling the development of clean energy, setting the rules for the capacity market, forcing energy prices up and continuing to marginalize the voice of the very states it serves,” writes Paul Pinsky
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/09/20/p...
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/09/20/p...
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“Why should residential customers be responsible for costs being driven by some of the biggest and wealthiest corporations in the world?" "PJM policies have restricted supply, with a backlogged queue for energy projects, many of them renewable"
Advocates: Energy auction shows data center influence, grid operator's deficits - Maryland Matters
The auction by multistate power grid operator PJM will cause most Marylanders’ monthly electric bills to go up $2 to $5 next summer on top of other costs -- a "death by a thousand cuts" that points up...
marylandmatters.org
July 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
“Why should residential customers be responsible for costs being driven by some of the biggest and wealthiest corporations in the world?" "PJM policies have restricted supply, with a backlogged queue for energy projects, many of them renewable"
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“Maryland is power hungry and you’re paying the price on your utility bill,” writes @briaovers.bsky.social.
Huge batteries are a potential solution. But projects to build them have mostly stalled and run out of juice. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/clea...
Huge batteries are a potential solution. But projects to build them have mostly stalled and run out of juice. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/clea...
Maryland is struggling to land clean energy batteries
Ultility-size clean energy storage batteries could save Maryland ratepayers big money, but projects have stalled partly because the region’s grid operator has been overwhelmed with project requests.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
July 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
“Maryland is power hungry and you’re paying the price on your utility bill,” writes @briaovers.bsky.social.
Huge batteries are a potential solution. But projects to build them have mostly stalled and run out of juice. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/clea...
Huge batteries are a potential solution. But projects to build them have mostly stalled and run out of juice. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/economy/clea...
Curious about PJMs electricity rate auction this week? There’s a lot still being reviewed but here is a thread of some good reads.
July 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Curious about PJMs electricity rate auction this week? There’s a lot still being reviewed but here is a thread of some good reads.