Public Service Commission
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Program to Protect Individuals Unemployed or Furloughed Due to Federal Actions - Establishment [HB-1557]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Unemployment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Program to Protect Individuals Unemployed or Furloughed Due to Federal Actions; requiring a credit reporting agency to place an adverse information freeze on a qualified individual's record; establishing requirements and prohibitions for certain financial institutions; prohibiting a public service company from terminating electric or gas service to a qualified individual; requiring a court to stay a foreclosure of a certain residential property; requiring the Department to administer the Program; etc.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating generally to jurisdiction of PSC [SB-895]
[Energy ]
The purpose of this bill is to change the term "solar photovoltaic energy facility" to "an on-site energy facility"; and require power purchase agreements (PPAs) between public entities and customers to contain certain language.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Securing WV baseload coal generation and ratepayer protection [SB-902]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
The purpose of this bill is to set operational capacity requirements for electric utility generators and units, require the maintenance of 45 days' worth of base fuel supply, list required actions for power-generating utilities, and actions required of the Public Service Commission.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Permitting access to funding for public water utilities subject to PSC's jurisdiction [SB-815]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to extend access to loan and grant funding from the Water Development Authority to non-governmental public utilities.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Establishing the “Resiliency and Environmental System Investment Charge Program” [HB-3480]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
The purpose of this bill is to create the "System Enhancement and Improvement Program", require a petition be filed for approval of a plan to establish an SEI to recover SEI costs associated with service enhancement improvements and provide directives on the plan, permit for the recovery of costs for certain investments made by certain utilities, and authorize utilities to use regulatory accounting for acquired systems.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Requiring quarterly reporting by certain water and wastewater utilities [SB-790]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
The purpose of this bill is to ensure that Public Service Districts in West Virginia operate with greater transparency, accountability, and efficiency under the enhanced oversight of the Public Service Commission.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To secure West Virginia baseload coal generation and ratepayer protection [HB-3421]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
The purpose of this bill is to set operational capacity requirements for electric utility generators and units, require the maintenance of 45 days' worth of base fuel supply, list required actions for power-generating utilities, and actions required of the Public Service Commission.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Eliminating appointment process for PSC commission members [SB-750]
[Elections ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to have members of the Public Service Commission be elected to six-year terms through state-wide, nonpartisan elections.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To require all utility companies to absorb the costs of maintenance, upgrades, and repairs for their pipes, cables, utility poles, electrical lines, and other necessities without increasing rates or costs to consumers/customers. [HB-3310]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Budget and Spending ]
The purpose of this bill is to ensure that utility companies absorb the costs associated with maintenance and upgrades without passing that cost on to customers.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Provide mechanism for rate increases for water and sewer utilities [HB-3276]
[Water ]
[Consumer Protection ]
The purpose of this bill is to set appropriate time frames and procedures for rate increases for water and sewerage utilities.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To require that Public Service District Boards that represent more than one community to have at least one member from each community on the board [HB-3213]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide that if a public service board represents more than one community, there shall be one member from each such community on the service district board.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to providing notification of utility service disruption to its' customers [HB-3263]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Energy ]
The purpose of this bill is to require utilities to have in place an approved method of notice to customers for utility service disruptions.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Placing a two year a cap on electrical utility rates [HB-3173]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide relief to West Virginia residents and businesses from the rocket ride of rapidly rising utility rates by placing a temporary cap on electrical utility rates.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Approved sewage systems for rental property [HB-3170]
[Housing ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Real Estate ]
[Public Health ]
The purpose of this bill is to require approved sewage systems for all rental properties.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Funding for failing public utilities [HB-3179]
[Funding ]
[Finance ]
The purpose of this bill is to stop an acquiring company from being forced into financial hardship.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to authority of PSC [SB-687]
[Energy ]
The purpose of this bill is to limit the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission to holding hearings on rate adjustment requests by public electrical utilities, to make recommendations to the Legislature, and to require that electric utility rate adjustments be approved by the Legislature.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Require that a public service district board that represents more than one community have at least one member from each community [HB-3039]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide that if a public service board represents more than one community, there shall be one member from each such community on the service district board. The bill also includes updated technical changes.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
To require Public Service Commission to hear requests for rate adjustments from public electrical utilities and issue a recommendation to legislature [HB-3055]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
The purpose of this bill is to limit the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission to holding hearings on rate adjustment requests by public electrical utilities, to make recommendations to the Legislature, and to require that electric utility rate adjustments be approved by the Legislature.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Relating to distressed land net metering [SB-634]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Environmental ]
[Mining ]
The purpose of this bill is to replace previous sections of §4-2F-1 et seq. of the Code of West Virginia which were repealed by the Legislature in its 2015 Regular Session of the legislature. The purpose of this bill is also to enable West Virginia to attract more businesses that need access to renewable or alternative energy sources; provide West Virginia businesses access to less expensive power and more efficient energy cost accounting by aggregating meters on a single electric bill; generate new economic benefits and tax revenues from underutilized
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Assure West Virginians proper access to water and sewage service at reasonable rates [HB-2985]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the PSC to reduce rates for residential utility customers who are residents of a small community with fewer than 1000 residents.