Large energy companies are suing the state in an attempt to block a new law that was designed to strengthen consumer protections in Maryland’s retail electricity marketplace.
The Retail Energy Advancement League and Green Mountain Energy Co. filed suit in U.S. District Court in Baltimore Tuesday, saying the state’s new guardrails on energy companies that compete with utilities violate the firms’ First Amendment rights and act as an impediment to Maryland’s clean energy mandates.
“For decades, retail energy providers have been able to lawfully market clean energy solutions to residential consumers in Maryland, explaining how their products are better for the environment than the service offered by the local incumbent utility, with benefits like combatting climate change,” the lawsuit says.
“But starting on January 1, 2025, a new Maryland law will prohibit these providers from…
