LISTEN: "84,000 Households Slated to be Shut Off": Baltimore Residents Fight Deregulated Utility Company

While in Baltimore,members of Labor Justice Radio spoke to Maria Alwine of the Maryland Coalition for Baltimore Gas and Electric Reregulation. In this interview, Alwine explains that since deregulation, gas and electric fees have more than doubled and currently 84,000 Baltimore households are slated to have utilities shut-off. Alwine also discusses the organizing people are doing to get Baltimore Gas & Electric re-regulated.

This audio piece was part of Labor Justice Radio's May show. Listen to the whole show here.

And a recent article from Baltimore's Investigative Voice featured stories of residents who are struggling to afford the basic necessities of heat and electricity:

A year ago my bill was around $300 dollars,said Denise Lowery, as she
stands on the porch of her North Baltimore row home. Now it' $648 a
month,she said, holding up her bill. Every time you turn around, it goes up. I’m able to scrape by, but I don't know how people are making it.Read the whole article here.

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