Editing Berlin, Maryland (section)

===Utilities===
The Berlin Electric Utility Department provides electricity to Berlin, serving 3,500 customers.<ref name=electricguide>{{cite web|title=Berlin Electric Utility Customer Information Guide|publisher=Town of Berlin, Maryland|url=http://berlinmd.gov/berlin-electric-utility-customer-information-guide/|access-date=August 21, 2017}}</ref> The electric utility operates a power plant along Williams Street in Berlin that generates some of its electricity while it also purchases power from outside sources.<ref name=electricguide/><ref>{{cite web|title=Electric|publisher=Town of Berlin, Maryland|url=http://berlinmd.gov/department/electric/|access-date=August 21, 2017}}</ref> On September 19, 2006, residents of Berlin voted in favor of selling the town's electric department to [[Choptank Electric Cooperative]], a move supported by the mayor and town council because of the utility's debt and high rates but opposed by the Berlin Utility Commission because of the feared loss of revenue.<ref>{{cite news|title=St. Michaels, Berlin, Md., selling out to co-op|work=Public Power Daily|date=November 2, 2006|url=http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=17842|access-date=September 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903205340/http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=17842|archive-date=September 3, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Under this arrangement, Choptank Electric Cooperative would have taken over the distribution system while [[Old Dominion Electric Cooperative]] would have taken over the town's power plant. The sale fell through in 2007 after Old Dominion Electric Cooperative backed out of the deal because it felt the town's power plant did not meet the environmental standard for a residential area; Choptank Electric Cooperative soon backed out too.<ref>{{cite news|title=Berlin, Md., sale to co-op falls through|work=Public Power Daily|date=August 29, 2007|url=http://www.publicpower.org/Media/weekly/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=20047|access-date=September 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904010727/http://www.publicpower.org/Media/weekly/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=20047|archive-date=September 4, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Water Resources Department provides water, wasterwater service, spray irrigation, and stormwater management to Berlin.<ref>{{cite web|title=Water Resources|publisher=Town of Berlin, Maryland|url=http://berlinmd.gov/department/water-resources/|access-date=August 21, 2017}}</ref> The Sanitation Division of the Public Works department provides trash and recycling collection to Berlin.<ref>{{cite web|title=Public Works/Trash & Recycling|publisher=Town of Berlin, Maryland|url=http://berlinmd.gov/department/public-works/|access-date=August 21, 2017}}</ref> [[Sandpiper Energy]], a subsidiary of [[Chesapeake Utilities]], provides natural gas to Berlin.<ref>{{cite web|title=Our Service Area|publisher=Sandpiper Energy|url=http://www.sandpiper-energy.com/our-service-area/|access-date=August 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Delmarva Service Territory|publisher=Chesapeake Utilities|url=http://www.chpk.com/delmarva-service-territory/|access-date=August 14, 2017|archive-date=August 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815063806/http://www.chpk.com/delmarva-service-territory/|url-status=dead}}</ref>