No. Changing your price never turns off your power. BGE still brings it to your home and fixes outages.
BGE still delivers the power to your home and sends the bill. Another company only sets the price.
Cheapest plans that lock your price
For a home that uses 1,000 kWh a month. Fees included. Cheapest first, one plan per company.
No company lists a plan that locks the price for BGE homes on MD Electric Choice today. We check it every 2 hours.
How Judy picks these plans
Plans that lock your price for 6 months or more, for a home that uses 1,000 kWh a month. Fees are included. Cheapest first, one plan per company. Only plans that cost less than the standard price are shown.
Prices come from MD Electric Choice (mdelectricchoice.com). We check it every 2 hours. Judy looks at more than price: she checks your own bill, fees and where prices are going.
Free, with no account. Judy uses MD Electric Choice (mdelectricchoice.com). How we get our prices
BGE Standard Offer Service history
The standard price has been 14.14 cents per kWh since October 2026.
A big jump in your bill can mean a supplier's price changed. Here is how to check and what to do today.
Questions people ask
Serves Baltimore and central Maryland.
A kWh is one unit of electricity (kWh on your bill). Your bill may call this price the Standard Offer Service.
This is the supply price in the message on your BGE bill. It includes BGE's charge or credit for past power costs. BGE can change it with your February, June and October bills.
What is BGE's standard price?
It is the price you pay if you never picked another company.
Today it is 14.14 cents per kWh. A kWh is one unit of electricity (kWh on your bill).
Your bill may call it the Standard Offer Service.
It usually changes on June 1 and October 1.
Why are there no offers from other companies?
No company lists an offer for BGE homes on MD Electric Choice right now.
Judy compares your bill with BGE's standard price, and checks the list every 2 hours.
Is it safe to switch?
Yes. Your power stays on. BGE still delivers your electricity and sends your bill.
Only the price part of your bill changes.
You can go back to BGE's standard price later. Check your contract for a fee to leave early.
How do I switch?
Call the company you pick, or sign up on its website. You don't call your utility.
Have your BGE bill ready. The company will ask for a number from it.
Look for your account number near the top of your bill. Ask the company which number it needs.
The new company tells BGE for you.
How long do I have to change my mind?
Ask the company how long you have to cancel for free, and write it down.
What happens when a price plan ends?
The company must mail you a notice 30 days before your contract ends.
If the plan starts again on its own, the notice must come 45 days before.
Come back to Judy Saves when the notice comes. We will check your choices again.