Public Service Commission
Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Public Utilities – Low–Income Housing – Energy Performance Targets [HB-379]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission, for the 2021-2023 program cycle, by regulation or order, to the extent that the Commission determines that low-income programs are available, to require the Department of Housing and Community Development to procure or provide for electricity customers energy efficiency and conservation programs and services designed to achieve a target annual incremental gross energy savings of at least 1% per year starting in 2022; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/20/2021
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Utility Regulation - Consideration of Climate and Labor [HB-298]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Secretary of the Environment to prepare a certain recommendation in connection with certain issues considered by the Public Service Commission; requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to incorporate an evaluation of the impact of certain electric power plants on climate change into the Power Plant Research Program; requiring the Commission to consider the maintenance of fair and stable labor standards and the protection of the global climate in supervising and regulating certain public service companies; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 614 on 05/30/2021
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Electricity and Gas - Energy Suppliers - Supply Offers [SB-31]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission, by January 1, 2023, to establish an administrative process to approve supply offers for electricity or gas for households in the State that receive energy assistance through a program in the Office of Home Energy Programs; prohibiting, beginning on July 1, 2023, unless the Commission has approved the supply offer, a third-party retail supplier from offering to provide electricity or gas, renewing a certain contract, or charging a certain fee to certain households in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 637 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Clean Energy Attribute Credits and Procurement [SB-53]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
Establishing a clean energy attribute credit standard for certain purposes; repealing certain provisions relating to the renewable energy portfolio standard; stating certain findings of the General Assembly; stating certain policies of the State regarding certain energy sources and markets; requiring the Public Service Commission to appoint an independent administrator for certain purposes with certain qualifications and certain duties; providing for the term and reappointment of the independent administrator; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen S Hershey
Hearing 1/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard – Municipal Electric Utilities [HB-376]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
Setting the renewable energy portfolio standard for municipal electric utilities for 2021 and later.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Hearing 1/14 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/29/2021
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Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Municipal Electric Utilities [SB-153]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
Setting the renewable energy portfolio standard for municipal electric utilities for 2021 and later.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen S Hershey
Hearing 1/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Electric Facilities - Study and Procedures [HB-103]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Telecommunications ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to set a date by which the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of the Environment must submit certain materials with regard to a certain proceeding for a certificate of public convenience and necessity; requiring those departments to submit the materials before the date set by the Commission unless waived by the Commission; authorizing the office of planning and zoning for certain counties or municipal corporations to submit a certain report to the Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin T. Brooks
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/25/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Climate Crisis and Education Act [HB-33]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Climate Change ]
[Education ]
Establishing a Climate Crisis Initiative in the Department of the Environment for certain purposes; establishing a greenhouse gas reduction target of 60% from 2006 levels by 2030 and net-zero by 2045; establishing a Climate Crisis Council to develop a plan to reach the reduction targets and submit it to the General Assembly by December 31, 2022; requiring the Council to have the plan verified in a certain manner; requiring a greenhouse gas pollution fee on all fossil fuels brought into the State for combustion in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/17/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Utility Regulation - Consideration of Climate and Labor [SB-83]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Secretary of the Environment to prepare a certain recommendation in connection with certain issues considered by the Public Service Commission; requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to incorporate an evaluation of the impact of certain electric power plants on climate change into the Power Plant Research Program; requiring the Commission to consider the maintenance of fair and stable labor standards and the protection of the global climate in supervising and regulating certain public service companies; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Hearing 1/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Clean Energy Attribute Credits and Procurement [HB-220]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
Establishing a clean energy attribute credit standard for certain purposes; repealing certain provisions relating to the renewable energy portfolio standard; stating certain findings of the General Assembly; stating certain policies of the State regarding certain energy sources and markets; requiring the Public Service Commission to appoint an independent administrator for certain purposes with certain qualifications and certain duties; providing for the term and reappointment of the independent administrator; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Troy Adams
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/17/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Electricity and Gas - Energy Suppliers - Supply Offers [HB-397]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission, by January 1, 2023, to establish an administrative process to approve supply offers for electricity or gas for households in the State that receive energy assistance through a program in the Office of Home Energy Programs; prohibiting, beginning on July 1, 2023, unless the Commission has approved the supply offer, a third-party retail supplier from offering to provide electricity or gas, renewing a certain contract, or charging a certain fee to certain households in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Elizabeth Lierman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 636 on 05/30/2021
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Electric Facilities - Study and Procedures [SB-90]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to set a date by which the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of the Environment must submit certain materials with regard to a certain proceeding for a certificate of public convenience and necessity; requiring the departments to submit the materials before the date set by the Commission unless waived by the Commission; authorizing the office of planning and zoning for certain counties or municipal corporations to submit a certain report to the Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Hearing 1/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Clean Energy Loan Program - Remediation and Resiliency [SB-319]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
Expanding the purpose of a certain clean energy loan program to include loans for water efficiency projects, environmental remediation projects intended to remove environmental or health hazards, and resiliency projects to increase the capacity of a property to withstand the effects of climate change; adding water efficiency projects, environmental remediation, resiliency projects, and grid resiliency projects to the list of items that require eligibility requirements under a certain ordinance; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah K. Elfreth
Third Reading Passed (108-28) on 04/12/2021
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Climate Crisis and Education Act [SB-76]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Climate Change ]
[Education ]
Establishing a Climate Crisis Initiative in the Department of the Environment for certain purposes; establishing a greenhouse gas reduction target of 60% from 2006 levels by 2030 and net-zero by 2045; establishing a Climate Crisis Council to develop a plan to reach the reduction targets and submit it to the General Assembly by December 31, 2022; requiring the Council to have the plan verified in a certain manner; requiring a greenhouse gas pollution fee on all fossil fuels brought into the State for combustion in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Hearing 2/02 At 1:00 P.m. (budget And Taxation) on 01/18/2021
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Office of People's Counsel - Alterations (Office of People's Counsel Environmental Reform Act) [HB-30]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Safety ]
[Economic Development ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Energy ]
Altering the maximum amount that may be charged to a public service company for a State fiscal year; requiring the Office of the People's Counsel to hire at least one assistant people's counsel to focus on environmental issues; authorizing the Office to retain or hire experts in the field of climate change; requiring the Office to consider the public safety, economic welfare, and environmental interests of the State and its residents in determining whether a matter affects the interests of residential and noncommercial users; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marc Alan Korman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 607 on 05/30/2021
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Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Hydroelectric Power [SB-316]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
Extending indefinitely the renewable energy portfolio standard percentage derived from Tier 2 renewable sources; repealing the limit on the period of time during which energy from a Tier 2 renewable source is eligible for inclusion in meeting the renewable energy portfolio standard; applying the Act to all renewable portfolio standard compliance years that begin on or after January 1, 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Hearing 1/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Public Utilities - Gas Service Regulator Safety (Flower Branch Act) [HB-345]
[Public Safety ]
[Housing ]
[Energy ]
[Construction ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring that any gas service newly installed at an occupied structure may have a gas service regulator installed only outside the structure; requiring an existing interior gas service regulator in a multifamily residential structure to be relocated outside whenever a gas service line or regulator is replaced; requiring a gas company, on or before January 1, 2022, to file a plan with the Public Service Commission to relocate any gas service regulator that provides service to a multifamily residential structure; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Hearing 1/14 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/29/2021
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Transportation Network Services - Disclosure of Records [SB-97]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the authority by which the Public Service Commission may disclose certain records provided by a transportation network company; authorizing the Commission to disclose certain records if the disclosure is made in accordance with a provision of law that requires certain licensing authorities to provide certain information to the Child Support Administration in the Department of Human Services; and providing that certain disclosed information is not subject to release under the Maryland Public Information Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Finance
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 51 on 04/10/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Public Utilities – Water and Sewage Disposal Companies – Acquisition [SB-854]
[Water ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing a certain process for valuing a water company or a sewage disposal company that is the subject of a certain acquisition; prohibiting a person from acquiring a controlling interest in certain water services or sewage disposal providers without prior approval of the Public Service Commission; providing the Commission may authorize a certain acquisition if the Commission finds that it is consistent with the public convenience and necessity; establishing a process to determine the fair market value of the selling utility; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Ann Klausmeier
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 220 on 04/24/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Electricity - Condemnation of Property or Rights for Overhead Transmission Lines - Public Service Commission Approval [SB-695]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Property Tax ]
Subjecting the condemnation of certain property or rights for the construction or maintenance of overhead transmission lines to approval by the Public Service Commission.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/06/2018