Baltimore County Councilman Julian Jones pushes local energy purchasing plan

Baltimore County Councilman Julian Jones pushes local energy purchasing plan

Should Baltimore County opt out of Baltimore Gas and Electric? That’s one idea proposed by Councilman Julian Jones, who wants the General Assembly to give the county permission to develop what’s known as Community Choice Aggregation. Jones spoke on the “T.J. Smith show” Thursday afternoon. “We can lower our energy costs in Baltimore County by taking control of where we buy it and who we buy it from,” Jones said. Jones argued increased competitio…