Thanks, ats5g......that's a pretty decent site (the peoples council) that I never found on my own. One thing that really had me seeing red was the notice I received which blathered about the 'PJM Interconnect' without ever specifying what the hell that is. Your site spells it out simply:
The Maryland Public Service Commission issued an order indefintely suspending the electric supplier license of OHMS Electric Company, citing problems with the company's payments to PJM, the regional electric transmission company serving Maryland ..... The PSC left open the issue of reinstatement of the license once regulatory and financial requirements had been met by the company.
They have approved suppliers and 'aggegators'. Ohms Energy was the latter. I was paying 9.4 cents on a 2 yr contract. Ohms was a middle man and the generator was Con Ed in Jersey. (I read an article about the CEO of Ohms literally handing out flyers on the street corner for his service.)
BGE charges 11.04. Other suppliers have quoted 11.6-12.5 per kw-hr. There are all sorts of clean plans (5% wind power, 50% wind power, etc) and fixed or variable rates.......its a real mess, the info in the price chart is not the same as the individual utility websites. Everytime I mention Electric Choice to anyone around here they look at me like I have three heads:confused:
I am going to call Ohms and Con Ed to see if the problem will be worked out anytime soon.....I guess Ohms could undercut the competition if they neglect to pay the transmission fees!
Then there is the crazy 2-stage stabilization plan....when the 60% rate increase hit, consumers howled so loud they postponed billing (only) for a portion of the increase.........then stage 2 kicked in and there's an additional deferment of some sort that I don't understand neither does anyone else, except they offered to waive interest on part of the deferment only I bet nearly everyone defaulted into paying all the interest...alright gotta get out before I get myself worked up again 
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