Second thoughts? Maryland regulators put controversial gas line policy on hold

The Maryland Public Service Commission is delaying a policy that would make new gas customers pay the full cost of pipeline extensions to their properties, a proposal that had enraged natural gas companies. The pause concerns climate advocates.

By: Christine Condon

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: May 16, 2026

Words: 1,284

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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The Maryland Public Service Commission is delaying a policy that would make new gas customers pay the full cost of pipeline extensions to their properties, a proposal that had enraged natural gas companies.

The about-face on a policy that was set last summer is among the first major decisions by the commission’s new chairman, Kumar Barve, and it caught climate groups and consumer advocates by surprise.

But Barve said he and the other four commissioners …

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