Energy Matters
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
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Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Workgroup [SB-951]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Workgroup; and requiring the Workgroup to report its framework for reliability and reporting standards for electric vehicle charging stations and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment and the House Economic Matters Committee on or before November 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 452 on 05/09/2024
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Solar Energy and Energy Storage - Development and State Procurement [SB-1082]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Climate Change ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizing a county to enact a local law creating a conservation and restoration fund for a certain purpose; establishing the Utility-Scale Solar Design and Siting Commission in the Power Plant Research Program to provide recommendations related to solar energy development and land conservation and preservation; requiring the owner or operator of a certain solar energy generating station to plant and maintain a certain cover crop on certain land and submit a certain vegetation management plan to a certain entity; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
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Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Workgroup [HB-1028]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Workgroup to study certain standards related to EV charging stations; and requiring the Workgroup to report its framework and recommendations to the Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee and the House Economic Matters Committee on or before November 1, 2024.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Allen
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 453 on 05/09/2024
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Electricity - Tariffs, Distributed Energy Resources, and Electric Distribution System Support Services (Distributed Renewable Integration and Vehicle Electrification (DRIVE) Act) [SB-959]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring an investor-owned electric company to file certain time-of-use tariffs with the Public Service Commission by July 1, 2025; requiring an investor-owned electric company to attempt to achieve a reasonable enrollment target for the 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 adopt certain regulations by May 1, 2025, regarding the interconnection of certain systems; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 475 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
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Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans [HB-864]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring each electric company, each gas company, and the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a plan for achieving certain energy efficiency, conservation, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets through certain programs and services and superseding certain existing energy efficiency and conservation goals; requiring the Public Service Commission to establish a working group to study and make recommendations on extending certain program assistance to certain moderate-income households; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 539 on 05/09/2024
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Public Utilities - High-Energy-Use Facilities - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions [SB-861]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Air Quality ]
Requiring a person that owns, operates, or controls a high energy use facility to ensure greenhouse gas emissions associated with the electricity used by the facility are reduced by certain amounts by certain years; prohibiting a person from using certain methods to meet the emissions reduction targets established under the Act; and requiring the Public Service Commission to review and verify a certain report submitted by each person that owns, operates, or controls a high energy use facility and make a certain determination.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Deep Creek Lake - Lower Lake Levels - Requirement and Impact Study [SB-837]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Recreation ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Water and Science Administration in the Department of the Environment, under certain circumstances to require Brookfield Power Piney & Deep Creek LLC to lower the level of Deep Creek Lake for at least 4 weeks between October 31 and January 1; requiring the Department of Natural Resources or a contractor hired by the Department of Natural Resources to conduct a study while the lake level is lowered to determine the impact of the lower levels on nvasive plants, sediment deposits, and the whitewater industry; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 4/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2024
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Deep Creek Lake - Lower Lake Levels - Requirement and Impact Study [HB-910]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Water and Science Administration in the Department of the Environment to require Brookfield Power Piney & Deep Creek LLC to lower the level of Deep Creek Lake for at least 4 weeks between November 30 and February 28; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to conduct a certain study while the lake level is lowered to determine the impact of the lower levels on the spread of invasive plants and accumulated sediment deposits; requiring certain units of the State to consider the reports when taking certain actions; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Hinebaugh
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Nuclear Energy Development Task Force [SB-805]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
Establishing the Nuclear Energy Development Task Force to study and make recommendations on the deployment of nuclear power generation resources and other related technologies in the State and the establishment of a permanent nuclear energy commission in the State; and requiring the Task Force to report by December 30, 2025, on its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin T. Brooks
Hearing 2/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Sales and Use Tax Exemption – Qualified Data Center Personal Property – Eligibility [HB-905]
[Taxes ]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering, for purposes of eligibility for an exemption from the sales and use tax for qualified data center personal property, the definition of "qualified data center" so as to require the payment of certain prevailing wages, employment of certain apprentices, installation of certain battery storage, incorporation of on-site solar energy generation to the extent practicable, and purchase of a certain percentage of energy demanded by the data center from certain wind-based generators or solar renewable energy credits.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Hearing Canceled (ways And Means) on 02/08/2024
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Department of Transportation and Maryland Transportation Authority - Utilities Installation - Data Submission [HB-917]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring a utility owner to submit to the Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transportation Authority, within 60 days after completion, certain information pertaining to the installation or relocation of facilities, infrastructure, or appurtenances associated with a utility service within or on certain property; and authorizing the Department or the Authority to take certain actions if a utility owner does not comply with the requirements of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Referred To Interim Study By Economic Matters on 03/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Definition of Qualified Offshore Wind Project - Alteration [SB-814]
[Energy ]
Altering the definition of "qualified offshore wind project" for purposes of the renewable energy portfolio standard and the development of offshore wind in the State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
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Public Utilities - Solar Energy Systems and Programs, Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund, and Prevailing Wage (Brighter Tomorrow Act) [SB-783]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring that certain home improvement contracts for the installation of a solar energy generating system on the roof of a building include the installation of a certain wildlife barrier under certain circumstances; requiring a county or municipality to implement certain software for features supporting the tracking and approval of residential building permits for residential solar energy and energy storage systems and main electric panel urgrades and derates on or before August 1, 2025, except under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 595 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Battery Storage and Solar Arrays Safety Training Grant Program and Fund [SB-788]
[Energy ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Construction ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Science ]
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: Sen. Mike McKay
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 02/01/2024
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Environmental Justice - Investment in Infrastructure Construction Projects [HB-842]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring a State agency, in administering certain federal funds, to allocate 40% of those funds to infrastructure construction projects in overburdened communities and underserved communities and an additional 40% of those funds to infrastructure construction projects in communities of color and communities with a high percentage of low- to moderate-income households in the State; establishing the Justice40 Committee; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin E Holmes
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. (appropriations) on 02/26/2024
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Nuclear Energy Development Task Force [HB-820]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
Establishing the Nuclear Energy Development Task Force to study and make recommendations on the deployment of nuclear power generation resources and other related technologies in the State and the establishment of a permanent nuclear energy commission in the State; and requiring the Task Force to report by December 30, 2025, on its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2024
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Products That Contain Mercury - Fluorescent Lamps - Prohibition [HB-747]
[Environmental ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting, on or after January 1, 2025, a person from knowingly selling or distributing as a new manufactured product a screw- or bayonet-base type compact fluorescent lamp in the State; and prohibiting, on or after July 1, 2026, a person from knowingly selling or distributing as a new manufactured product a pin-base type compact fluorescent lamp or a linear fluorescent lamp in the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2024
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Energy Generation Projects - Labor and Minority Business Enterprise Requirements [SB-696]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the developer of a covered project, on the approval of a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of a certain generating station or qualified generator lead line or approval for the construction of a certain generating station, to meet certain labor standards and reporting requirements; establishing certain labor standards and certain certification, reporting, and record-keeping requirements related to the construction of a covered project; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/04/2024
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Program Open Space - Use of Property - Renewable Energy and Storage [SB-685]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
Authorizing the use of land that is acquired or developed with funds available under Program Open Space to be used for the generation of electricity from a solar or wind source and the storage of electricity in certain energy storage devices.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm L. Augustine
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Natural Gas - Strategic Infrastructure Development and Enhancement (Ratepayer Protection Act) [HB-731]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
Altering the required contents of a certain plan that a gas company may file with the Public Service Commission for proposed eligible infrastructure replacement projects to include certain descriptions, demonstrations, analyses, and notifications; and altering the required findings of the Commission in considering whether to approve a certain infrastructure replacement plan.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Queen
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2024