Public Service Commission
Maryland 2022 Regular Session
County and Municipal Street Lighting Investment Act [HB-1083]
Authorizing a certain county or municipality to convert its street lighting service to a customer-owned street lighting tariff, acquire certain street lighting equipment by purchase or condemnation, enter into an agreement to purchase electricity, and request that an electric company remove certain street lighting equipment in the county's or municipality's jurisdiction; authorizing certain street lighting disputes to be submitted to the Public Service Commission for resolution; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil Parrott
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/06/2022
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Environment and Energy - Investment in Overburdened Communities [HB-1033]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, on or before December 1, 2022, to develop certain policies and recommendations to require at least 40% of overall spending on certain programs, projects, or investments to benefit certain overburdened communities, starting with fiscal year 2024; defining an "overburdened community" as any census tract where the median house hold income is not more than 75% of the statewide median household income and certain environmental indicators are above the 75th percentile; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. (appropriations) on 02/18/2022
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West Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Relating to PSC underground facilities damage prevention and one-call system [SB-597]
Relating to PSC underground facilities damage prevention and one-call system
Sponsored by: Sen. Fredrik Nelson
Chapter 251, Acts, Regular Session, 2022 on 04/20/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Cybersecurity - Critical Infrastructure and Public Service Companies (Critical Infrastructure Security Act of 2022) [SB-810]
Authorizing the Department of Emergency Management to take action to reduce the disaster risk and vulnerability of critical infrastructure; establishing the Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Grant Program in the Department to leverage certain funds to make cybersecurity improvements to critical infrastructure; altering the duties and staffing requirements of the Public Service Commission to include cybersecurity; authorizing the Office of People's Counsel to retain or hire an expert in cybersecurity; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/16/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Cybersecurity Governance Act of 2022 [SB-780]
Establishing the Office of Security Management within the Department of Information Technology, certain Office positions, and the Maryland Cybersecurity Coordinating Council; establishing certain responsibilities and authority of the Office; centralizing authority and control of the procurement of all information technology for the Executive Branch of State government in the Department of Information Technology; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Health, And Environmental Affairs) on 02/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Department of Housing and Community Development - Homeowner Utility Repair Program and Fund - Establishment [SB-770]
Establishing the Homeowner Utility Repair Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development to reimburse and provide grants to eligible customers for costs associated with eligible repairs; establishing the Homeowner Utility Repair Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to reimburse and provide grants to eligible customers for costs associated with eligible repairs; requiring the Governor to appropriate $500,000 for the Fund beginning in fiscal year 2024; and requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Third Reading Passed (46-0) on 03/18/2022
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West Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Establishing a community solar program for subscribers to gain credits against their utility bills [HB-4561]
Establishing a community solar program for subscribers to gain credits against their utility bills
Sponsored by: Rep. Evan Hansen
Filed For Introduction on 02/07/2022
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West Virginia 2022 Regular Session
To clarify the application of zoning requirements to exempt wholesale generators [HB-4553]
To clarify the application of zoning requirements to exempt wholesale generators
Sponsored by: Rep. William Anderson
To Energy, Industry, And Mining on 03/02/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Electricity - Community Solar Energy Generation - Consolidated Billing [HB-818]
Authorizing a subscriber organization for a community solar energy generating system to participate in consolidated billing provided by the electric company serving the territory of the community solar energy generating system.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Natural Gas - Strategic Infrastructure Development and Enhancement - Surcharge and Plans (STRIDE Act of 2022) [HB-801]
Including infrastructure replacement project costs under the Strategic Infrastructure Development and Enhancement Program in certain gas company base rates during a multiyear rate plan; and continuing an annual surcharge for eligible future infrastructure project costs not included in certain gas company base rates during a multiyear rate plan.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/15/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Comprehensive Climate Solutions [HB-708]
Requiring the State to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions through the use of various measures, including the alteration of statewide greenhouse gas emissions goals, the establishment of a net-zero statewide greenhouse gas emissions goal, requiring gas companies and electric companies to provide certain programs and services, and requiring electric companies to increase their annual incremental gross energy savings through certain programs and services; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Electric School Bus Pilot Program [HB-696]
Establishing an electric school bus pilot program; requiring the Public Service Commission to implement and administer the pilot program; authorizing investor-owned electric companies to apply to the Commission to implement an electric school bus pilot program with a participating school system if the pilot program meets certain standards; authorizing investor-owned electric companies to recover certain costs under the pilot program, subject to the approval of the Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 570 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Electricity - Standard Offer Service - Renewable Energy [HB-624]
Requiring an electric company to contract for renewable energy credits and electricity generated from certain Tier 1 renewable sources to meet a portion of the renewable energy portfolio standard for the electric company starting in 2023; authorizing an electric company to receive annual remuneration for contracts; authorizing an electric company to account for the purchase of contracts as a regulatory asset, but prohibiting the collection of an additional return on the regulatory asset; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/08/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Renewable Energy Credits - Offshore Wind [HB-622]
Altering the application of the offshore wind energy component of the renewable energy portfolio standard to apply only to distribution sales of electric companies; altering the manner in which an electric company may reflect and recover offshore wind renewable energy credit costs; altering certain compliance fees for shortfalls from the offshore wind energy component of the renewable energy portfolio standard; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (senators Feldman, Hershey And Augustine) on 04/07/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Energy Generation, Transmission, and Storage Projects - Required Community Benefit Agreement and Labor Standards [HB-569]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to condition the approval of a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of a certain generating station or qualified generator lead line and an exemption from the requirement for a certificate of public convenience and necessity on the requirement that the developer of the project take all reasonable actions to enter into a community benefits agreement and adhere to certain labor standards and reporting requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ned Carey
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Renewable Energy Credits - Offshore Wind [SB-526]
Altering the application of the offshore wind energy component of the renewable energy portfolio standard to apply only to distribution sales of electric companies; altering the manner in which an electric company may reflect and recover offshore wind renewable energy credit costs; altering certain compliance fees for shortfalls from the offshore wind energy component of the renewable energy portfolio standard; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 578 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs - Energy Performance Targets and Low-Income Housing [SB-524]
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to procure or provide for electricity customers energy efficiency and conservation programs and services designed to achieve an annual incremental gross energy savings of at least 0.4% starting in 2023; requiring the Department to develop a plan to coordinate and leverage funding sources to support certain energy efficiency and other home upgrades and a plan to provide energy efficiency retrofits to all low-income households by 2030; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/27/2022
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West Virginia 2022 Regular Session
To ensure that municipalities cannot charge sewer rates for the filling of a swimming pool. [HB-4421]
The purpose of this bill is to require a public service district, or a municipality included in a public service district to refund any charges to an owner of a privately-owned swimming pool since the effective date of the enactment of this section on April 10, 2021.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrian Criss
With Amendment, Do Pass, But First To Finance on 02/10/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Energy Generation Projects - Required Community Benefit Agreement and Labor Standards [SB-418]
Requiring a person who is a developer of a 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 and an exemption from the requirement for a certificate of public convenience and necessity, to take all reasonable actions to enter into a community benefits agreement and adhere to certain labor standards and reporting requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Third Reading Passed (33-14) on 03/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Natural Gas - Strategic Infrastructure Development and Enhancement - Surcharge and Plans (STRIDE Act of 2022) [SB-423]
Including infrastructure replacement project costs under the Strategic Infrastructure Development and Enhancement Program in certain gas company base rates during a multiyear rate plan; and continuing an annual surcharge for eligible future infrastructure project costs not included in certain gas company base rates during a multiyear rate plan.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/16/2022