Energy Matters
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Local Government – Building Permits for Residential Solar Energy and Residential Energy Storage Systems – Required Platform and Inspections [HB-1265]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a county or municipality to implement the web-based platform SolarAPP+ for features supporting the tracking and approval of residential building permits for certain residential solar energy projects, residential energy storage projects, and main electric panel alterations by a certain date except under certain circumstances; requiring a county or municipality to adopt certain procedures for required inspections for a certain building permit under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2024
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Energy Storage Systems - Income Tax Credit and Grant Program - Sunset Extension [HB-1214]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Grants ]
Extending for 2 years the termination date for a credit against the State income tax for the installation of energy storage systems in the State; and delaying for 2 years the establishment of the Energy Storage System Grant Program in the Maryland Energy Administration.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland Clean Energy Center - Climate Technology Founder's Fund [HB-1220]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Climate Technology Founder's Fund in the Maryland Clean Energy Center to provide early-stage funding for certain start-up companies; requiring the Maryland Energy Administration to use the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund to provide at least $1,200,000 in fiscal year 2025 through 2028 to the Climate Technology Founder's Fund; authorizing the Governor to transfer by June 30, 2024 up to $2,200,000 from the Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses Account to the Climate Technology Founder's Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Rogers
Favorable Report By Appropriations on 04/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric- and Solar-Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2024) [HB-1279]
[Energy ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Housing ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt, on or before certain dates and as part of the Maryland Building Performance Standards, a requirement that new buildings and significant improvements of buildings and structures meet all water and space heating demands of the building or structure without the use of fossil fuels, meet energy conservation requirements, and meet an electric- and solar-ready standard for certain buildings; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Battery Storage and Solar Arrays Safety Training Grant Program and Fund [HB-1221]
[Energy ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Construction ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Science ]
[Education ]
Establishing the Battery Storage and Solar Arrays Safety Training Grant Program in the Maryland Energy Administration to provide grants to the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute to train local fire departments on certain safety aspects associated with lithium-ion battery storage systems installed with solar arrays; requiring the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute to consult with certain entities in determining how to meet the purpose of the Program with the grants awarded under the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/15/2024
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Department of the Environment - Cap-and-Invest Program - Establishment [HB-1272]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, in collaboration with the Maryland Commission on Climate Change, to develop a cap-and-invest program that reduces climate-altering emissions in the State on or before December 31, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) on 02/09/2024
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Electricity – Tariffs, Distributed Energy Resources, and Electric Distribution System Support Services (Distributed Renewable Integration and Vehicle Electrification (DRIVE) Act) [HB-1256]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring a certain electric company to file certain time-of-use tariffs with the Public Service Commission by July 1, 2025; requiring a certain electric company to attempt to achieve a certain enrollment target for certain tariffs by January 1, 2028; authorizing the Commission to require the automatic enrollment of certain customers in a time-of-use tariff on an opt-out basis; requiring the Commission to certain adopt regulations on or before May 1, 2025; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 476 on 05/09/2024
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Public Service Commission - Energy Storage Devices - Acquisition and Deployment [HB-1112]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
Establishing that a person that applies for a certificate of public convenience and necessity in response to a certain order is eligible for an expedited review process of the application; requiring the Public Service Commission to give priority to the review of and final action on certain applications for a certificate of public convenience and necessity; subjecting certain contracts entered into under the Act to a certain project labor agreement; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2024
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Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs – Small Business Climate Change Coordinator – Establishment [HB-1077]
[Small Business ]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
Establishing the Small Business Climate Change Coordinator in the Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs in the Executive Department to support the State's small, minority, and women-owned business community on matters related to climate change; and requiring, on request, the Coordinator to advise the Governor and the General Assembly on the impact of climate change on small businesses and the effect of a transition to advanced clean energy on small businesses in the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/14/2024
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Public Utilities - Distributed Generation Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity [HB-1046]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Safety ]
[Environmental ]
Establishing a distributed generation certificate of public convenience and necessity to authorize the construction and operation of a certain distributed solar energy generating system; requiring the Power Plant Research Program to develop and submit to the Public Service Commission proposed siting and design requirements and licensing conditions; prohibiting a person from being required to obtain a distributed generation certificate of public convenience and necessity until a certain condition is met; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Energy Storage Systems – Income Tax Credit and Grant Program – Sunset Extension [SB-970]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Grants ]
Extending for 2 years the termination date for a credit against the State income tax for the installation of energy storage systems in the State; and delaying for 2 years the establishment of the Energy Storage System Grant Program in the Maryland Energy Administration.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 03/14/2024
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Retail Choice Customer Education and Protection Fund - Purposes and Uses [SB-918]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Changing the name of the Retail Choice Customer Education and Protection Fund to the Education and Protection Fund; and modifying the purpose and uses of the Fund to include educating certain customers on certain energy choices and developing a certain training and educational program for persons licensed by the Public Service Commission as electricity suppliers or gas suppliers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin T. Brooks
Hearing Canceled on 02/28/2024
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Public Utilities – Distributed Generation Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity [SB-1025]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
Establishing a distributed generation certificate of public convenience and necessity to authorize the construction and operation of a certain distributed solar energy generating system; requiring the Power Plant Research Program to develop and submit to the Public Service Commission proposed siting and design requirements and licensing conditions; prohibiting a person from being required to obtain a distributed generation certificate of public convenience and necessity until a certain condition is met; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin T. Brooks
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2024 [SB-958]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Public Health ]
[Taxes ]
Establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Payment Program in the Department of the Environment to secure payments from certain businesses that extract fossil fuels or refine petroleum products in order to provide a source of revenue for State efforts to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change and to address the health impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations; establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Fund to support efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/07/2024
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Maryland Clean Energy Center - Climate Technology Founder's Fund [SB-960]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Climate Technology Founder's Fund in the Maryland Clean Energy Center; requiring the Maryland Energy Administration to use the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund to provide at least $1,200,000 in each fiscal year for fiscal years 2025 through 2028 to the Climate Technology Founder's Fund; authorizing the Governor, on or before June 30, 2024, to transfer up to $2,200,000 of funds in the the Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses Account to the Climate Technology Founder's Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 474 on 05/09/2024
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Public Utilities - Electric Distribution System Planning - Regulations, Plans, and Fund [SB-1083]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt certain regulations to oversee electric distribution system planning in the State on or before December 31, 2025; requiring electric companies in the State to submit to the Commission certain plans to upgrade certain parts of the electric distribution system in the State on or before January 1, 2026; and establishing the Electric Distribution System Make-Ready Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund administered by the Maryland Energy Administration.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Environment - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions - Manufacturers [HB-990]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Manufacturing ]
Altering the definition of "manufacturing" for purposes of certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction requirements to exclude the production of cement; altering the application of certain provisions of law regarding the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the manufacturing sector to apply only to persons that engaged in manufacturing in 2023; requiring the Department of the Environment to make certain considerations and consult with certain stakeholders related to the regulation of the production of cement; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 500 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Building Performance Standards – Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric– and Solar–Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2024) [SB-1023]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt, on or before certain dates and as part of the Maryland Building Performance Standards, a requirement that new buildings meet all water and space heating demands of the building without the use of fossil fuels, energy conservation requirements, and an electric- and solar-ready standard for certain buildings; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence K. Lam
Hearing Canceled on 02/28/2024
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Local Government - Building Permits for Residential Solar Energy and Residential Energy Storage Systems - Required Platform and Inspections [SB-1054]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring a county or municipality to implement a certain web-based platform for features supporting the tracking and approval of residential building permits for certain residential solar energy projects, residential energy storage projects, and main electric panel alterations by August 1, 2025, except under certain circumstances; requiring a county or municipality to adopt certain procedures for required inspections for a certain building permit under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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State Government - Maryland Electric Transmission Authority - Established [SB-920]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
Establishing the Maryland Electric Transmission Authority to serve as the lead State agency on issues related to electricity transmission; and requiring the Authority to advocate on, research, evaluate, and identify certain issues related to electricity transmission.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024