Notice of Pre-Conference Hearing—SMECO Rate Filing

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc.’s application for adjustments to its retail rates and charges for electric distribution service and other tariff revisions.

Before the Public Service Commission of Maryland
Case No. 9738
Notice of Pre-hearing Conference

On May 1, 2024, Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SMECO) filed an application with the Maryland Public Service Commission (Commission) for authority to revise its retail rates and charges for electric distribution service and other tariff revisions. SMECO is seeking authority to increase its operating revenues by $37.9 million, which would result in an approximate 10.92 percent overall bill increase for the average customer-member.

A pre-hearing conference will be held on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at 1 p.m. The hearing will be held virtually and streamed live for viewing only via the Public Utility Law Judge’s YouTube Channel at https://bit.ly/2X6wLiP. To participate in the pre-hearing conference, please send an email to psc.pulj@gmail.com by 12:00 Noon on June 12, 2024. At the pre-hearing conference, petitions for intervention, a procedural schedule, and any other preliminary matters will be discussed. Any person seeking to intervene as a party in this proceeding should file a petition to intervene with the Commission’s Executive Secretary, Andrew Johnston, Maryland Public Service Commission, William Donald Schaefer Tower, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, referencing Case No. 9738, on or before June 13, 2024.