In our ongoing efforts to better serve our customers, below is a sample BGE billing statement. Your bill provides detailed information to help you understand how you are billed for the energy used to power your home. An overview of electric and/or gas charges are shown on the front of the bill. The details (an explanation of the charges) are shown on the back of the bill.

1. The Summary box shows the billing date, payments received since your last bill was prepared, any outstanding balance, charges for the current billing period, and the late charge applied if your bill is not paid by the due date.

2. Important Information About Your Bill Includes:

• Your Price to Compare which is the price per kilowatt-hour you can use to compare prices among electric suppliers.
• Other timely messages from BGE will be included in this area.

3. The Electric Usage Profile shows your electric use during the current period compared to last month and last year.

4. The Gas Usage Profile (shown only if you are supplied with natural gas) shows your gas use during the current period compared to last month and last year.

5. Electric Details include your rate schedule, the billing period covered by this bill, the date of your last meter reading, your electric meter number, and how much electricity you used this billing period.

6. Electricity Supply is the electricity itself, which is generated in power plants and transmitted across high voltage lines to substations. You may purchase your electricity supply from BGE or an alternative Electric Supplier. Electric Supply charges are shown here.

7. BGE Electric Delivery Service includes:

• Customer Charge which covers expenses not directly associated with the generation or delivery of energy, such as billing, metering and meter reading. This is the same amount each month.
• Distribution Charge covers the cost of delivering the electricity to your residence. BGE delivers your electricity no matter who supplies it.
• RSP Chg/Misc Credit relates to the 2006 Rate Stabilization Plan. The RSP Charge is the repayment of deferral credits provided to help customers transition to market rates. Important facts about the 2006 RSP charge:
  • The repayment period began July 2007 and will continue for approximately 10 years.
  • All of BGE’s residential electric customers must pay the RSP Charge on each unit of electricity consumed during the recovery period.
  • The actual RSP Charge is shown in the note below. The difference between the two rates – the “Miscellaneous Credits” – is made up of:
    • Financing Credit - representing certain customer benefits resulting from BGE’s method of financing the deferral.
    • Nuclear Decommissioning - a continuation of the Credit previously shown as the Electric Rate Credit on the front of the bill, which was required by Senate Bill 1.
• EmPower MD Charge covers the cost for developing and delivering energy efficient programs for electric customers to support the EmPower Maryland Act - a statewide initiative aimed at reducing overall per capita electric consumption and demand by 15 percent by 2015.
• RGGI Rate Credit is the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative credit.  This credit is provided by the State of Maryland to support utility programs that reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. 

8. BGE Gas Delivery Service (shown only if you are supplied with natural gas) includes:

• Customer Charge covers expenses not directly associated with the supply or delivery of gas, such as billing, metering and meter reading. This is the same amount each month.
• Distribution Charge covers the cost of delivering the gas to your residence.
• EmPower MD Charge covers the cost for developing and delivering energy efficient programs for gas customers to support the EmPower Maryland Act - a statewide initiative aimed at reducing overall per capita electric consumption and demand by 15 percent by 2015.

9. If BGE or an alternate supplier provides your natural gas, the Gas Commodity Charges are shown here.