The Maryland Energy Advocates (MEAC) submitted extensive comments and a proposed framework for a low-income Affordability Plan on January 31, 2024. MEAC later submitted the following Reply Comments.
These stakeholders are unified in supporting a statewide low income affordable rate plan and reject the idea that households should receive varying benefits based on the utility that serves them. Equity means that households in all parts of the state should be treated the same. They also recognize that the most beneficial way to design an affordable rate plan is to target the energy burden of these households,
whether by a tiered discount rate or Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP).
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