Advocates push repeal of gas pipeline program they say benefits utilities, not ratepayers

By: Christine Condon

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: March 11, 2026

Words: 932

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Last year, the General Assembly tried to restrain STRIDE, the program that encourages utilities to upgrade aging natural gas pipelines.

This year, advocates are pushing for the program to be repealed altogether.

House Bill 1253, the “Break STRIDE Act,” would repeal a 2013 law that encouraged utilities to update aging and unsafe natural gas infrastructure by letting them recover the costs of their projects in advance — rather than after the fact.

But consumer …

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