Subtitle 45 – Energy Costs
Current through 2026-07-17. Source: City of Balt., Md., Ord. 26-129. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.
Balt., Md., Code art. 5, § 45-1 (2026)
§ 45-1 DGS to supervise.LinkCopy Citation
(a)Certification of rates.
No bill for gas and electricity or steam furnished to the City may be paid by any department in the City unless the Department of General Services has certified the rate as correct.
(b)Supervision of meters.
The Department of General Services has general supervision of the gas, electric, and steam meters in all departments of the City.
History: Ord. 46-590
History: Ord. 76-056
History: Ord. 15-435
Balt., Md., Code art. 5, § 45-2 (2026)
§ 45-2 Annual energy consumption report.LinkCopy Citation
(a)Agency reports to Finance.
(1)
On or before January 1 of every year, each City agency shall provide the Department of Finance with an energy consumption report.
(2)
This report shall state:
(i)
how the agency has complied to date with the criteria and performance measures established by the Commission on Sustainability;
(ii)
the amount budgeted for energy consumption in the current fiscal year;
(iii)
the amount budgeted for energy consumption in the next fiscal year; and
(iv)
a plan to reduce energy consumption in the next fiscal year in accordance with the criteria and performance measures established by the Commission on Sustainability.
(3)
The amounts shall be stated in:
(i)
the units of energy billed by the sources, such as gallons, kilowatt-hours, or therms;
(ii)
the energy equivalent per year in the International System of Units (joules per year) or BTU’s by each energy source;
(iii)
the cost of each type of energy; and
(iv)
the total cost of energy for each agency.
(b)Finance report to Council.
This information shall be transmitted by the Department of Finance to the City Council on or before March 1 of the same year.
History: Ord. 81-237
History: Ords. 07-488