Pepco Marylandand other Maryland utilities have announced and published commercial rates for the winter quarter effective December 2012 through February 2013. From just a quick glance at the rates if you have a type 2 meter you will see a jump of 19% in your supply rate. The type 1 rate now published through the end of September 2013 jumped over 10% pushing over 9 cents a kilo Watt hour. Seems that the downward trend in electricity pricing may have reversed itself with the trend definitely pushing rates higher.