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 Coming Soon Starting this summer, Maryland residents will have the opportunity to choose their electricity supplier; consumer choice also is coming to D.C. and Virginia. To help consumers navigate the often-confusing world of electric power deregulation, the Advertising Department of The Washington Post has produced this Issue Forum.

The U.S. Government's Role
Setting the Rules

 By Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson

Competition Coming this Summer for Maryland's Electricity Consumers
 By Robert M. Higginbotham II, Public Information Officer, and Al Cappannelli, Media Consultant, Maryland Public Service Commission
rhigginbotham@psc.state.md.us

A LOOK AHEAD: The Utility Industry of Tomorrow
 By Barry Abramson, C.F.A., Senior Utility Analyst, PaineWebber, Inc.
BAbramson@painewebber.com

How Local Electric Companies Are Responding:
Baltimore Gas and Electric

 By Michael W. Delaney Senior Public Information Representative, BGE
Michael.W.Delaney@bge.com

Pepco
 By John M. Derrick, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Potomac Electric Power Company

Virginia Power
 By David Koogler, Customer Choice Project Manager, Virginia Power

THE LOCAL STORY: Virginia And The District
Virginia: The Advent of Energy Choice

 By Kenneth J. Schrad Director, Division of Information Resources Virginia State Corporation Commission
KSchrad@scc.state.va.us

D.C.:Restructuring Brings Lower Rates
 by Edward M. Meyers, Acting Chair D.C. Public Service Commission
edmeyers@dcpsc.com

What Electric Competition in Maryland Means to You
 By Michael J. Travieso, People's Counsel Maryland Office of People's Counsel
MikeT@OPC.STATE.MD.US

OVERVIEW: What's Changing And Why
 By Rebecca McNerney, Electric Power Industry Specialist
Energy Information Administration

Rebecca.McNerney@eia.doe.gov

Power Perspectives: The Downside of Deregulation
 By Charlie Higley, Research Director Public Citizen
HIGLEY@citizen.org

Deregulation And The Environment
Environmentally Friendly Power: Getting the Facts

 By Hardy Myers, Oregon Attorney General

Making the Clean Power Choice
 By Dirk Forrister, Energy Program Director
Environmental Defense

Dirk_Forrister@edf.org



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