Energy Matters
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Residential Electricity and Gas Supply Billing Information - Reports [HB-260]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring certain persons to submit to the Public Service Commission beginning July 1, 2021, monthly reports containing information on the supply of electricity and gas to certain residential customers; requiring certain initial reports to include information from the previous 12 months; providing for the required contents of each report; requiring certain information to be organized by low-income customers and all other customers; requiring the Commission to make each report available to certain persons; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Eugene Davis
Referred Finance on 03/12/2020
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Clean Energy Jobs - Workforce Development - Scope [SB-224]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
Altering the scope of apprenticeship and training programs that may receive certain support through the Clean Energy Workforce Account from the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund for clean energy industry development; providing that $750,000 from the Fund be designated for the recruitment of individuals, including veterans and formerly incarcerated individuals, to the pre-apprenticeship jobs training programs and the registered apprenticeship jobs training programs beginning in fiscal year 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 410 on 05/08/2020
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Department of General Services - Energy-Conserving Standards (Maryland Sustainable Buildings Act of 2020) [HB-192]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Department of General Services to establish and periodically update certain standards for State buildings to conserve energy and minimize adverse impacts on birds; requiring the Department to reduce the lighting of existing State buildings in a certain manner; requiring the Maryland Green Building Council to include certain standards in any requirements that the Council establishes for participation in a higher performance building program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/12/2020
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Solar Photovoltaic Recycling [HB-165]
[Energy ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
Establishing a solar photovoltaic recycling fee; requiring a person installing a solar electric generating facility in the State to pay the fee beginning October 1, 2020; establishing the Solar Photovoltaic Recycling Fund; requiring 20% of the first sale price of each renewable energy credit sold to be deposited into the Fund; providing that the purpose of the Fund is to provide funding for technologies and processes that assist with the recycling of solar photovoltaic systems; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth A. Howard
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/02/2020
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Public Service Commission - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Rapid Health Impact Assessment and Final Action [HB-109]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Construction ]
[Energy ]
Requiring an applicant for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for certain construction to conduct a rapid health impact assessment (HIA) on the project and report on its findings; requiring a rapid HIA report to be completed not later than 45 days after the applicant submits the applicant's application to the Public Service Commission; requiring an applicant to complete the rapid HIA in a certain manner; requiring the rapid HIA report to be considered part of a certain application; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/02/2020
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Electricity - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Qualifying Biomass [SB-168]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the definition of "qualifying biomass" for purposes of excluding energy derived from certain material from being eligible for meeting certain Tier 1 obligations under the renewable energy portfolio standard; providing that existing obligations or contract rights may not be impaired by the Act; and applying the Act to all renewable energy portfolio standard compliance years beginning January 1, 2021, or later.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/13/2020
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Electricity - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Qualifying Biomass [HB-98]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
Altering the definition of "qualifying biomass" for purposes of excluding energy derived from certain material from being eligible for meeting certain Tier 1 obligations under the renewable energy portfolio standard; providing that existing obligations or contract rights may not be impaired by the Act; and applying the Act to all renewable energy portfolio standard compliance years beginning January 1, 2021, or later.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Eugene Davis
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2020
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Study [SB-1146]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
Requiring the Maryland Clean Energy Center and the University of Maryland Energy Research Center jointly to conduct a study on the renewable energy portfolio standard and related matters; providing for the scope of the study; providing specific subjects for the study to address; requiring specified State and local units to cooperate with the centers in the conduct of the study; requiring the centers to report to the Governor and specified committees on or before specified dates; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2017
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Income Tax Credit - Renewable Energy Property [HB-1548]
[Taxes ]
[Energy ]
[Small Business ]
[Environmental ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Allowing specified individuals or business entities a credit against the State income tax for a specified percentage of the eligible cost of specified renewable energy property constructed or purchased and placed in service in the State; establishing a specified application fee and making the fee nonrefundable under specified circumstances; limiting the aggregate amount of tax credit certificates that may be issued during a specified period; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank S. Turner
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/15/2017
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Income Tax Credit - HVAC Air Stratification Technology [HB-1535]
[Taxes ]
[Energy ]
[Air Quality ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
Allowing a credit against the State income tax for the total installed costs of specified HVAC air stratification technology installed on or after January 1, 2017; providing that the credit may not exceed a specified amount; providing that the credit may not be carried forward to another taxable year; requiring a taxpayer claiming the credit to attach proof of the total installed costs to the taxpayer's return; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Ellis Hixson
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2017
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Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Requirements - Standard Offer Service [SB-1043]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring an electric company to contract for specified renewable energy credits and electricity generated from specified Tier 1 renewable sources to meet at least 25% of the renewable energy portfolio standard for the electricity that the electric company provides to specified customers beginning in 2018; requiring an electric company to solicit bids for a specified contract from specified renewable energy facilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2017
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Task Force on Electric Power Grid Security [HB-1454]
[Energy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
Establishing the Task Force on Electric Power Grid Security; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving specified compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding specified matters; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil C Parrott
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/14/2017
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Gas and Electricity - Smart Meters - Customer Rights and Required Reports [HB-1406]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a utility company to give specified written notice to specified customers prior to deploying smart meters throughout all or a portion of the utility company's service territory; prohibiting a utility company from imposing any additional fee or charge on a specified customer who refuses installation of a smart meter or requests removal of a smart meter; requiring the Public Service Commission and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to make specified reports regarding smart meters; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph F Vallario
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/18/2017
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Gas and Electricity - Analog Meters - Purchase and Installation [HB-1419]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to authorize a customer of a gas company or an electric company to purchase and install an analog meter; requiring the meter to comply with specified standards; requiring a gas company or an electric company to install the meter or allow specified persons to install the meter at the customer's request; providing that an analog meter may replace a different type of meter; prohibiting a gas company or an electric company from requiring the customer to install additional controls; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn J B Howard
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/18/2017
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Public Utilities - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Revisions [HB-1457]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
Increasing the renewable energy portfolio standard percentage derived from Tier 1 renewable sources for specified years; increasing the minimum required percentage of Tier 1 renewable energy that must be derived from solar energy in the State's renewable energy portfolio standard for specified years; altering the calculation for determining the amount of credit that an electricity supplier receives toward meeting the renewable energy portfolio standard for energy derived from solar photovoltaic systems of specified sizes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/14/2017
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Solar Energy Grant Program - Energy Storage [HB-1395]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Providing that the Solar Energy Grant Program in the Maryland Energy Administration may award grants not to exceed specified amounts for the installed cost of specified energy storage equipment; adding grants for specified energy storage equipment to the purposes of the Program; defining "energy storage equipment"; and authorizing the Director of the Administration to designate specified equipment as energy storage equipment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo T. Washington
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/14/2017
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Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Study [HB-1414]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Power Plant Research Program to conduct a study on the renewable energy portfolio standard and related matters; requiring the study to be a comprehensive review of the history, implementation, overall costs and benefits, and effectiveness of the renewable energy portfolio standard in relation to the energy policies of the State; requiring State and local units to cooperate in the conduct of the study; requiring the Program to report to the Governor and specified committees of the General Assembly by specified dates; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sally Y Jameson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 393 on 05/04/2017
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Labor and Employment - Clean Energy Workforce Account - Establishment [HB-1512]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Clean Energy Workforce Account in the Maryland Employment Advancement Right Now Program; specifying that the purpose of the Account is to provide grants on a competitive basis to provide pre-apprenticeship job training for careers in clean energy; specifying the priority for grants awarded from the Account; requiring that a pre-apprenticeship job training program include specified training and curriculum, a specified documented strategy, and specified performance and evaluation methods; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/14/2017
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Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Requirements - Standard Offer Service [HB-1452]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring an electric company to contract for specified renewable energy credits and electricity generated from Tier 1 renewable sources to meet at least 25% of the renewable energy portfolio standard for electricity that the electric company provides to specified customers beginning in 2018; requiring an electric company to solicit bids for a specified contract from specified renewable energy facilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 04/08/2017
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Electric Cooperatives - Rate Regulation - Fixed Charges for Distribution System Costs [HB-996]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing an electric cooperative to propose a fixed charge for specified fixed costs; requiring the fixed charge to be applied in a specified manner; prohibiting an electric cooperative from proposing an increase to a fixed charge that is more than $2.50 greater than the fixed charge in effect 1 year before the effective date of the proposed increase; specifying the manner in which an electric cooperative may propose a fixed charge; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sally Y Jameson
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/23/2017