Utility Tariff Analysis · Updated September 2026

Potomac Edison and Exelon's Proposed Large-Load Rate Schedule: What It Means for AI Data Centre Siting in Maryland

Large-load customers under Maryland's 2025 Next Generation Energy Act and 2026 Utility RELIEF Act are the subject of separate proposals filed September 1, 2026 by Potomac Edison and Maryland's Exelon utilities for a specific rate schedule, directly implementing the two recent state laws aimed at ensuring large loads cover their own cost of service.

Potomac Edison and Exelon's Proposed Large-Load Rate Schedule — AI data centre infrastructure

Potomac Edison and Exelon's Proposed Large-Load Rate Schedule

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Potomac Edison (FirstEnergy) and the Maryland Exelon companies

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Regulatory docket / filing reference

Large-load customers under Maryland's 2025 Next Generation Energy Act and 2026 Utility RELIEF Act

Who the tariff applies to

Large-load customers under Maryland's 2025 Next Generation Energy Act and 2026 Utility RELIEF Act are the subject of separate proposals filed September 1, 2026 by Potomac Edison and Maryland's Exelon utilities for a specific rate schedule, directly implementing the two recent state laws aimed at ensuring large loads cover their own cost of service.

Also active in Maryland: Maryland's pipeline includes a 2,400 MW Quantum Frederick Project data centre in Frederick County served by Potomac Edison — one of the largest single proposed loads on the Mid-Atlantic grid.

Named Projects Already Underway

CustomerLocationDetails
Quantum Frederick ProjectFrederick County, MD2,400 MW data centre project

Figures compiled from the Edison Electric Institute's "Large Load Projects and Tariffs" (September 2026) member-company summary and public regulatory filings. Confirm current tariff terms directly with Potomac Edison (FirstEnergy) and the Maryland Exelon companies and the relevant state public utility commission before relying on any figure for a capital decision.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Potomac Edison and Exelon's Proposed Large-Load Rate Schedule?

Large-load customers under Maryland's 2025 Next Generation Energy Act and 2026 Utility RELIEF Act are the subject of separate proposals filed September 1, 2026 by Potomac Edison and Maryland's Exelon utilities for a specific rate schedule, directly implementing the two recent state laws aimed at ensuring large loads cover their own cost of service.

Why did Potomac Edison (FirstEnergy) and the Maryland Exelon companies introduce this large-load structure?

To ensure the cost of new generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure built to serve very large customers, chiefly hyperscale data centres, is paid for by those customers rather than spread across the general rate base of residential and small commercial ratepayers.

What large data centre projects are already active in Maryland?

Maryland's pipeline includes a 2,400 MW Quantum Frederick Project data centre in Frederick County served by Potomac Edison — one of the largest single proposed loads on the Mid-Atlantic grid.

Does this tariff replace Maryland's standard commercial and industrial rates?

No. Potomac Edison and Exelon's Proposed Large-Load Rate Schedule sits above Potomac Edison (FirstEnergy) and the Maryland Exelon companies's standard commercial and industrial rate schedules and applies specifically to customers that meet or exceed the large-load threshold described above. Smaller commercial and industrial loads continue to be billed under existing rate schedules.

How can I model a Maryland data centre build against this tariff and other states?

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