Where Kathy stands
Lower energy costs
Maryland imports 40% of its power and charges families a fee for the privilege. Kathy backed a full repeal worth roughly $33 a month; the majority offered $12.50.
- 40%
- Of Maryland’s power is imported
- $33/mo
- Relief from the full repeal she backed
- $12.50/mo
- What the majority’s bill actually offered
Maryland’s energy crisis was not caused by the weather. It was caused by policy. The state shut down and squeezed dependable in-state generation, blocked practical alternatives, and now imports roughly 40 percent of the power it uses — then bills Maryland families for the difference.
This past winter, prices spiked during extreme cold and the grid was pushed to its limit. Families chose between heat and groceries. A single local grocery store received a monthly bill of nearly $60,000. Households have opened bills of $500, $1,000, and more.
The majority’s answer was HB 1532, sold as $150 a year in savings — about $12.50 a month. It does not lower the cost of power. It shaves a portion off the EmPOWER fee already on the bill. Kathy voted for the inch of progress and said plainly what it was: not reform, and not relief. She supported repealing the fee outright, which would have averaged about $33 a month back to ratepayers.
“They’re not lowering your bill — they’re shaving down a fee you already pay. You’re still paying, just slightly less. That’s not real reform. That’s not relief.”
What Kathy is fighting for
- Pause all state taxes and fees on energy bills
- Eliminate the EmPOWER Maryland fee outright
- Build more reliable in-state generation, including natural gas
- Seriously consider expanding Maryland’s nuclear capacity
- Withdraw Maryland from RGGI
In the coverage
Kathy is also fighting for
Making Maryland affordable againMore than 300 tax and fee hikes in four years. Kathy has voted against them and keeps making the case that Maryland is pricing out the people who built it.Read more
Protecting girls’ sportsKathy is the lead sponsor of the Fairness in Girls’ Sports Act. It has been voted down every year she has filed it, and she is filing it again in 2027.Read more
Standing up for taxpayersKathy and Mark write the same checks every April that everyone else does. She votes in Annapolis like a person who has to pay the bill.Read more
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