BGE Exposed: Uncover the Stride Act & Fight Back!

The increase in your BGE gas rates is largely due to the 2013 STRIDE Act. This law allows BGE to accelerate the replacement of aging gas infrastructure, but it also shifts the cost of those upgrades directly to customers through rate increases. Essentially, instead of BGE using its profits to pay for these necessary improvements, the STRIDE Act allows them to pass those expenses on to you, the ratepayer. This means you're directly funding the infrastructure upgrades through higher monthly bills. 

An antitrust violation occurs when businesses engage in practices that illegally stifle competition in a market. These laws are designed to protect consumers by ensuring fair competition, which typically leads to lower prices, better products, and more choices.  

• The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division.
• The Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
• State Attorneys General.
• Private Parties: Businesses or individuals who have been directly harmed by anti-competitive behavior.

This is crucial. We will need your testimony to demonstrate that the company engaged in illegal anti-competitive conduct, such as: 

• Price-fixing agreements.
• Bid-rigging.
• Monopolization.
• Illegal mergers.