Maryland Commercial Electricity: Deregulated since 1999, MD offers full retail choice in all utility territories. Average commercial rate: 11-14¢/kWh (2026). Competitive suppliers typically provide 8-15% savings over Standard Offer Service (SOS).
Maryland Commercial Natural Gas: Gas choice via Washington Gas (WGL) and BGE Gas. Tetco M3 index drives pricing. DC-corridor businesses benefit from dual-fuel bundling for deeper supplier discounts. Gas Guide →
Full retail choice across BGE, Pepco, and Delmarva territories. Strong supplier competition in the Baltimore-Washington corridor.
PJM capacity prices for Maryland have hit record highs, with BGE zones capped at $466.35/MW-day. Commercial facilities can now earn approximately $150,000+ annually per MW of curtailable load.
View PJM Demand Response (DR) Programs →EIA Average • Supply + Delivery
PJM Real-Time LMP • ¢/kWh
Maryland businesses in Washington Gas (WGL) and BGE territories can choose their natural gas supplier. The state sits in a unique position between the Marcellus Shale supply and the high-demand Atlantic coast.
Price volatility here is often driven by the Tetco M3 index. A strategic fixed-rate gas contract can protect against winter basis blowouts common in the Mid-Atlantic.
The DC corridor has high energy density. Sophisticated procurement strategies often bundle electricity and gas to leverage total load for better supplier margins.
Read our Gas Procurement Guide →See how much your business could save
The Baltimore-Washington corridor has high commercial density. Government contractors and data centers drive sophisticated procurement.
The Maryland Public Service Commission maintains the competitive supplier list and regulates Standard Offer Service rates.
Maryland requires 50% renewable energy by 2030. Offshore wind and solar development create competitive renewable supply options.
Our reverse auction process gets multiple PJM suppliers competing for your business.
Get Competitive Quotes →Latest news affecting Maryland commercial energy buyers
PJM initiates emergency out-of-market procurement workshops as the IMM points to data centers driving 40% of December auction costs. Utility delivery hikes expected.
PJM extends capacity price cap to 2030, projected to save 67 million customers $27 billion. January 2026 LMPs averaged $156.87/MWh — up 35% year-over-year.
PJM approves $11.8 billion in transmission projects while extending the capacity price collar to 2030. Analysis of impact on commercial electricity rates across PA, NJ, OH, MD, IL, and VA.
Analysis of historic Winter 2026 wholesale electricity price spikes in PJM, NYISO, and ISO-NE. How commercial buyers can block-and-index to mitigate exposure.