Convert Your BGE Bill to CSV

Upload a Baltimore Gas and Electric bill PDF and get clean, structured data — electric kWh and gas therms, delivery and supply charges, billing period, and meter reads — in about 30 seconds.

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Anatomy of bill fields extracted

Upload a PDF, get clean CSV. Below is a sample dual-commodity statement — electric and gas on one bill — with the structured fields you get back, labelled with their CSV column names.

EXAMPLE ENERGY CO.

P.O. Box 0000 · Sample City, MD · 1-800-555-0100

Statement · Page 1 of 3

SERVICE FOR

ACME RETAIL INC

100 Example Blvd
Sample City, MD 21200

Account no. 1234 5678 901

Statement date May 5, 2026

Electric Choice ID ES-000123

Rate / service Commercial GS

AMOUNT DUE

$308.65

Due by May 24, 2026

Billing period: Apr 3 – May 3, 2026 · 30 days

Statement currency: USD

Account summary

Previous balance	$295.40
Payments received — thank you	−$295.40
Late charge	$0.00
New charges this period	$308.65
Total amount due	$308.65

Details of your electric and gas charges

CHARGE	USAGE	RATE	AMOUNT
Electric — Customer Charge Fixed monthly · grid connection	30 days	$0.433/day	$13.00
Electric — Distribution Delivering electricity to your meter	1,250 kWh	$0.04200	$52.50
Electric — Supply (Generation) Supplier: Example Energy Co.	1,250 kWh	$0.08500	$106.25
Electric — Transmission High-voltage grid	1,250 kWh	$0.01200	$15.00
Gas — Customer Charge Fixed monthly	30 days	$1.067/day	$32.00
Gas — Distribution Delivering gas to your meter	80 therms	$0.45000	$36.00
Gas — Supply (commodity) Supplier: Example Energy Co.	80 therms	$0.52000	$41.60
Taxes & fees MD environmental surcharge & state/local taxes	—	—	$12.30
Total new charges			$308.65

Usage this period

Electric 1,250 kWh

Gas 80 therms

Read type Actual

Total electric usage 1,250 kWh

Service information

Electric meter number MTR-E-440219

Gas meter number MTR-G-771503

Previous read · Apr 3 48,210

Current read · May 3 49,460

Electric Choice ID ES-000123

Multiplier 1

utility_name, utility_phone

Utility issuer and contact number

customer_name, service_street1, service_city, service_state, service_zip

Service address where electric and gas are delivered

service_account_number, bill_service_agreement_number, tariff

Account, Electric/Gas Choice ID, and rate / service class

previous_balance, payments_received, late_fee

Carry-over balance and last period's payment

bill_new_charges

Charges accrued this billing period

commodity_supplier

Who supplied the energy — separates from BGE delivery when a third-party supplier (Choice ID) is used

max_kw, demand_unit

Peak demand and unit (kW) — common on commercial bills

meter_total_volume, meter_total_unit, read_type

Total consumption, unit (kWh for electric, therms for gas), and actual vs estimated read

bill_total, bill_due_date

Total amount due and payment due date

bill_start_date, bill_end_date, days_in_period, bill_frequency, currency

Billing period span and statement currency

utility_meter_serial_number, point_of_delivery_id

Physical electric and gas meter serials and delivery point ID

load_zone

Wholesale-market load zone (PJM sub-zone)

50+ structured fields per bill — including extraction metadata (extraction_status, extraction_confidence, source_filename ) — exported as CSV that opens directly in Excel, Google Sheets, or any accounting tool.

What every charge on your BGE bill means

A BGE bill carries both electricity and gas on a single statement. Each commodity is broken into delivery (what BGE charges to move energy to you), supply (the cost of the energy itself), and taxes and fees. Here's what each line means.

Electric Delivery charges: What BGE charges to deliver electricity over its poles, wires, and transformers to your meter. This includes the fixed monthly Customer Charge, the Distribution charge (priced per kWh), and Transmission for moving power across the high-voltage grid. BGE always provides and bills delivery, even when a third-party supplier provides your generation.
Electric Supply (Generation) charges: The cost of the electricity you actually used, in kWh. If you take BGE's default service this is the Standard Offer Service (SOS) price; if you have chosen a competitive third-party supplier under Maryland's retail choice program, that supplier's generation charge appears here instead and your Electric Choice ID identifies them. It's a swap, not an extra fee.
Gas Delivery charges: What BGE charges to deliver natural gas to your meter, including the fixed monthly gas Customer Charge and the Distribution charge priced per therm. Like electric delivery, BGE bills this regardless of who supplies the gas commodity.
Gas Supply (commodity) charges: The cost of the natural gas itself, in therms. Under BGE's default Gas Commodity service the per-therm price tracks market gas costs; if you have chosen a third-party gas supplier, that supplier's commodity charge appears here and your Gas Choice ID identifies them.
Customer Charges (electric and gas): Fixed monthly charges — one for electric service and one for gas service — that recover the cost of the meter, billing, and basic connection to BGE's system, regardless of how much energy you use. On a dual-commodity bill you'll see two separate customer charges.
Maryland riders, surcharges & the Universal Service Program: A set of per-unit charges BGE collects under Maryland Public Service Commission rules, including the Universal Service Program (low-income assistance), the Maryland environmental surcharge, and other approved riders. These are usually small per-kWh or per-therm amounts layered on top of delivery.
Taxes & fees: State and local taxes such as the Maryland sales tax and any county or city energy taxes, applied to your electric and gas charges. A late charge of up to 1.5% per month can also appear here if a prior balance went unpaid.
Meter reads & service information: Not a charge, but the section that lists your electric and gas meter numbers, previous and current reads, and whether each read was actual or estimated. This is where the meter reads and usage UtilityBillReader extracts come from.

Frequently asked questions

My BGE bill has both electricity and gas on it — can UtilityBillReader read both?

Yes, and this is the defining feature of a BGE bill: one statement carries both electric (in kWh) and gas (in therms). UtilityBillReader reads the consolidated bill and splits the electric service and the gas service into separate rows in your CSV, each with its own usage, unit, delivery and supply charges, and meter read — so nothing gets collapsed into a single total.

What's the difference between delivery and supply on my BGE bill?

Delivery is what BGE charges to move energy to your meter over its wires and pipes; BGE always bills this. Supply is the cost of the electricity or gas itself. UtilityBillReader captures both for each commodity, so you can see the BGE delivery portion and the supply portion separately.

I have a third-party supplier — what are the Electric Choice ID and Gas Choice ID?

Maryland has retail choice for both electricity and gas, so you can buy your supply from a competitive supplier while BGE still delivers it. When you do, an Electric Choice ID and/or Gas Choice ID identifies that supplier on the bill. UtilityBillReader captures these IDs and the supplier's supply charge alongside BGE's delivery charges.

Does UtilityBillReader capture how much electricity and gas I used?

Yes — your electric usage in kWh and your gas usage in therms for the billing period, each with whether the read was actual or estimated. The two commodities come back as separate rows so the units never get mixed up.

What are therms, and does UtilityBillReader read them?

A therm is the unit BGE uses to measure natural gas — it's a measure of heat energy, roughly the energy in 100 cubic feet of gas. UtilityBillReader reads the gas usage in therms and the per-therm supply and distribution rates, keeping them on the gas row separate from your electric kWh.

I run a business — does UtilityBillReader handle commercial BGE bills and demand charges?

Yes. UtilityBillReader fully supports BGE commercial bills, including peak demand in kW where it appears, the commercial service class, and the full electric and gas cost breakdown — each commodity as its own row.

What format do I get back?

Two downloads off the same extraction. A base CSV gives you one row per meter or service — so a dual-commodity BGE bill yields an electric row and a gas row — with a column for every field: utility, account, addresses, billing period, usage, unit, cost, and supplier. An advanced Excel (.xlsx) workbook adds a second sheet of per-line charge detail (delivery vs supply, riders, individual taxes) keyed back to the first sheet so you can reconcile or pivot without losing structure.

Can I convert several bills at once?

Yes. Upload multiple BGE bills — a year of statements, or bills across several properties — and get them back in one structured file, one row per meter or service. This is the common workflow for bookkeepers and property managers reconciling utility costs in bulk.

How accurate is UtilityBillReader?

Every extraction returns a confidence score and flags anything worth a second look, such as a bill carrying both electric and gas. UtilityBillReader lays each field out next to a clear label so it's quick to check the output against your original BGE bill, and the confidence score tells you where to look first.

Do I need an account, and is UtilityBillReader really free?

You can convert your first 5 pages every day with no account — just upload and download. Paid plans add higher volumes for regular or bulk use, but there's no signup wall to try UtilityBillReader or handle a one-off BGE bill.

Does UtilityBillReader work on my phone?

Yes. UtilityBillReader works in your phone's browser, so you can convert a bill from a photo or PDF without being at a computer.

What file types can I upload, and is my data secure?

PDF bills, digital or scanned, including multi-page bills in a single upload. Files uploaded without an account are deleted within 24 hours rather than stored indefinitely; account uploads follow your plan's retention window.

Use cases

Bookkeeping & accounting

Pull the total, billing period, and the electric and gas charge breakdown straight into a CSV ready to import into Xero or QuickBooks, instead of keying BGE utility expenses by hand.

Tenant rebilling

Property managers splitting a BGE bill across tenants can extract electric and gas usage per service and produce a clean per-tenant breakdown for cost recovery.

ESG & Scope 1 and 2 reporting

Extract actual kWh (purchased electricity, Scope 2) and gas therms (on-site combustion, Scope 1) as activity data for greenhouse-gas accounting under the GHG Protocol — more accurate than estimating emissions from the dollar amount alone.

Usage analysis

Compare electric kWh and gas therms and their cost breakdown across months to see how usage and bills change over time — including across BGE's seasonal heating and cooling peaks.

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Last reviewed 28 June 2026