let's take a lack at your bge heating bit. last year let's say you paid $584. this year you'll pay $556. it's lower by 5%. >> reporter: bge said the savings should knock some of the sting out of the winter heating bill, but that depends on a lot of thingings. winter is coming. the trees say so. figuring out a way to stay warmer and save bucks is on the mind of many. >> insulate the doors and windows every year. put insulation on all the edges of the windows and especially under the door. >> reporter: whether you live in an older home or newer one, the potential to save some cash is good. bge said three were able to get natural gas at a lower rate this year than last year and saved about two cents per thermal unit. if your gas averages about $100 a month, you would save about $5. that would knock the gas part down about $5. electric customers can save. >> they can expect to pay $1150 down from $1240. we want to remind our customers, though, that it's all going to depend on factors that are specific to that customer. >> reporter: those factors depend on the winte

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bge says the bill could go lower. the price of natural gas was down about 2 cents per unit this summer and the savings of 5% will be passed onto you if you get your natural gas from bge. the company officials say if you have electric heat, you will save a few bucks there. the cause of generating electricity has gone down. >>> we might have to pay more for gas to raise money for the transportation needs of the state. a state commission formally recommended a increase for gas tax to be raised 5 cents a year for the next three years. they want to double the vehicle registration fees raise bus fares and eelement nate free bus cas and increase the cost of vehicle emission inspections. it will go before the governor and then on to general assembly. >>> 5:06. when you are having a baby, there's so much stuff you have to buy. it's always great to get a deal or possibly a hand-me-down. but there's certain things that you should always buy new. we will explain that coming up. and, fill her up and wash her up. you may want to pi

hurricane irene leftt p50-thousand bge customers without power.... wwile within 48 hours,,,, bge's criticism. (( natt)) no one doubts t was aahistoric task... 11,000 reportt of wires down and 348 poles had to be replaced. more then 64-hundred peopllewerr involved in the power restoration effort.. includinggelectric company workers from as far away as texas. but in yesterday's hearing, public servvce commissioners fired a barrage of quessions at b.g.e's top administrators:asking whh promisee weren't kept... customers were promised one time for service to come back, but in many cases it was 24 hours or more later than that. 3 (rob gould)"in our effort to try nd give our best information possible we invariably let some customers down.. but its important to note.. 3/4s of the customers only had an outage of abouu two days" days" b.g.e. estimates the repairs after hurricane irene cost theeutility more than 80 million dollars. gould says that amount will be made uppby shareholders.. 3 3 phe earliest time they caa ask the ppc hat customers help pay mooe, is

. >>> bge needs to make up $81 million it spent replacing wires, power lines and cutting trees after irene. tonight they held a second meeting, a chance for the public to say what bge did right and wrong after the storm. aarp made a big showing, letting seniors air their frustrations. >> the thing that frustrated us the most is we could not get any information. i can't understand why in this era of high technology they can't find a way to tell you approximately when you are going to get your power back. >> if bge decides to pass hurricane clean up costs onto customers it won't happen until next summer. before a rate hike happens it has to be approved by the public service commission. >> weather wise things getting more damp out there. have you to say very, very light rain, checking out the radar, light showers eastern shore, just almost just drizzle here, south and west of the baltimore area down into dc. there is more significant rain to the south. south and west, see a lot of rain moving up through west virginia and the central part of virginia, all of this will be drifting in our

there are almost 60 thousand bge customers in carroll county. despite the warnings...people in carroll for the wintry blast thht eady began early this morning. janice park tells us, drivers with snow pllws.aring the road "i woke up 7:30 looked out and ittwas coming down"in finksburg...the snow came down hard and fastt..qqcklyglaziig the groond with this season's first taste of winter: winter:"definately this is a more of december, january february type of snow, it's almost unheard f in october" october""omg there's no wwy to describe it" " 3it's too early, it's way too e" &pearly""it's everywhere"peeple were thrown off...to have this type of storm...even before halloween.temperatures helped the mix of snow and sleet stick to yards and

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bge could see a decrease. they announced tuesday the price of natural gas is gone down about 2 cents per unit meaning a savings of about 5% is going to be passed onto you if you get natural gas from bge. officials also say if you have electric heat you are going to save a few bucks there. the cost of generating electricity is down interest 10 cents to under 9 cents. but the amount you save depend on you. >> they can expect to pay $11050 over the wenter season down last --1150 over winter season down from last year. it depends on factors specific to the customer. >> that savings on gas and electric are based on the normal winter and not an extremely cold winter season. >>> and abc2 is working with tips on saving even more on the energy bills many remove cloter from around the furnace. boxes and storage items can block airflow and keep your system from working efficiently. and change air filletsers and keep equipment up-to-date. and and -- filters up to -- air filters and keep equipment up- to-date. and consider

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go to participating retailers for bge's instant discounts on select cfls.arn to speak the language of energy efficiency at bgesmartenergy.com. heyhey, i go all night long and still save! . >>> now, good morning, maryland. chicago's weather proves why people call it is windy city. look at this. people struggling in the gusty winds and rain. that's lake michigan capping out at 25 feet. the popular lake front and biking path was closed. the waves 25 feet. strong winds expected to stick around throughout the day. it's a little windy out here in baltimore as well. >> we may be the windy city of the east. everyone gets to share with gusts up to 40 miles per hour statewide. we have the last push of rain pushing north. we may be done, but it's kind of the push of the cooler air, if you had the benefit of being up a few hours ago, the winds were light. it was an odd, summerlike feeling. that's the top of the morning's hour. 50 to the west. strong winds already picking up. notice the gusts. winds 17-24 miles per hour. there's the shower lifting north, otherwise tempe

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. >> how would berg be treated in a -- bge be treated in a post- merged company?reporter: and how would that show up on electric bills? some legislators are outright opposed to the merger. >> it is a fact of the matter when you're selling off or selling out, a fortune 500 company, like constellation, you better be careful. >> a merger would benefit exelon that convinces them to benefit bge customers. >> the companies are offering $250 million in benefits to cover $110 million in credits which work out to a $100 million credit per customer. $70 million philanthropic gifts. >> bge customers are not going to be harmed here. that's what the process is all about. looking at, will customers be harmed? and is there a benefit to the public? >> so is pulling off the merger for the two ceos. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> maryland's public service commission will rule on the merger, january 5th. >>> prepare to pay extra. maryland's toll increases take effect tomorrow. the fee to drive across the key bridge and the fort mchenry tunnel will rise from $2 to $3. and pe

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if so bge wants to hear from you today. the they are listening to public comments about how they responded following that storm. the meeting is scheduled for tonight at seven in the war memorial building on gay street. >>> three scientists are questioning the conclusion a army microbiologist at fort dietrich acted alone in the anthrax attacks. the committee says the research points out connections that deserve further consideration. the justice department stands by the initial findings that he made and mailed the anthrax filled leters that killed five people and sickened 17 others. >>> today the university of maryland will host a forum on homeland security. governor o'malley and secretary of homeland security janet in a pop tano are scheduled to -- napolitano are scheduled to participate in the event. >>> democracy 2012, the economy is taking center stage. tonight republican presidential hopefuls will be in new hampshire with the focus of that debate solely on the economy. rick perry has been down in the polls and under att

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bge has recorded thousands of outages linked to the storm. and at this moment, there's more than 1200bge customers in the dark as a result of the storm. and bge warns there could be even more power outages if more trees fall on power lines. reporting live in baltimore, weija jiang, wjz "eyewitness news." >> and black ice is a concern too. thanks so much. >>> the national weather service says that this october snowfall is smashing records in several states. drew levinson reports from washington, d.c. through new england the halloween weekend storm is packing quite a powerful punch. >> reporter: the powerful nor'easter dropped heavy snow downing trees and cut power to millions of people. from washington, d.c. to new england. near allentown pennsylvania, homeowners tried to keep up with the trees piling up in the yards. >> it's like a war zone. >> reporter: drivers worked to navigate blocked roads. >> i don't think there's a single block that i went through that i either didn't have to go in another lane of traffic or around broken down trees. >

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