Public Service Commission
West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Relating to alternative fuel initiatives [HB-2925]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Relating to alternative fuel initiatives
Sponsored by: Rep. Denny Ray Canterbury
Filed For Introduction on 01/09/2014
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Requiring electric utilities to implement integrated resource plans [HB-2803]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
Requiring electric utilities to implement integrated resource plans
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard J. Iaquinta
Chapter 150, Acts, Regular Session, 2014 on 04/10/2014
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Stopping accelerated rate recovery because of adverse effects of constructing transmission facilities and revising the definition of need [HB-2358]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Stopping accelerated rate recovery because of adverse effects of constructing transmission facilities and revising the definition of need
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Evans Fleischauer
Filed For Introduction on 01/09/2014
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
West Virginia Energy Efficiency Act [HB-2323]
[Energy ]
West Virginia Energy Efficiency Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Evans Fleischauer
Filed For Introduction on 01/09/2014
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Relating to interconnection and net-metering of customer-generators of renewable energy [HB-2176]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
Relating to interconnection and net-metering of customer-generators of renewable energy
Sponsored by: Rep. Denny Ray Canterbury
Filed For Introduction on 01/09/2014
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Providing for removal and election of Public Service Commissioners [HB-2042]
[Elections ]
[Public Safety ]
Providing for removal and election of Public Service Commissioners
Sponsored by: Rep. Linda Sumner
Filed For Introduction on 01/09/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
County and Municipal Street Lighting Investment Act [SB-979]
[Infrastructure ]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to authorize the General Assembly to provide that specified property consisting of street lighting equipment may be taken by a county or municipality for public use immediately on payment to the owner of the property of the amount that the county or municipality estimates to be the net book value of the property calculated in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jamin B Raskin
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/10/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Evaluation of the Application of Minority Business Enterprise Program by the Public Service Commission - Data Collection and Termination Extension [SB-972]
[Energy ]
[Small Business ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Department of Transportation, the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs, and the Public Service Commission to collect specified data regarding specified minority business enterprise participation with specified electricity suppliers from specified electricity suppliers that have entered into a specified memorandum of understanding; altering the date by which specified persons must submit a specified report to the General Assembly; and altering the termination of a specified Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Verna Jones-Rodwell
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/07/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Electricity - Consumer Relations - Smart Meters [SB-880]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring an electric company to give specified written notice to specified customers before installing smart meters on a customer's premises under specified circumstances; specifying the contents of a specified notice; establishing a process by which a specified customer shall be deemed to have given permission to an electric company to install a smart meter; requiring an electric company to exchange a smart meter for an analog meter or an analog meter for a smart meter under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Electricity - Community Renewable Energy Generating System - Pilot Program [SB-786]
[Energy ]
[Public Health ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Establishing a pilot program on community renewable energy generating systems under the authority of the Public Service Commission; stating when the pilot program will begin and terminate; providing for the structure and operation of the pilot program, including the generation of electricity and allocation of costs and credits to system subscribers; authorizing an electric company to submit a petition to own and operate a community renewable energy generating system to the Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Electric Companies - Contact Voltage - Surveys - Revision to The Deanna Camille Green Act of 2012 [SB-724]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering how often an electric company must conduct a specified contact voltage survey; altering the type of objects and surfaces on which each electric company is required to conduct a specified contact voltage survey in a contact voltage risk zone to include objects and surfaces that are proximate to underground electric distribution plant; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 02/10/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Thermal Energy [SB-530]
[Energy ]
Altering the renewable energy portfolio standard for specified years; providing for specified thermal energy sources to be either Tier 1 thermal energy sources or Tier 2 thermal energy sources; requiring an electricity supplier to meet the renewable energy portfolio standard by accumulating a specified amount of renewable energy credits and thermal renewable energy credits; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Poultry Litter Energy-Generating Cooperative Program [SB-521]
[Energy ]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing a Poultry Litter Energy-Generating Cooperative Program; prohibiting the rates and structure of the Program from being used for distributed generation from other sources of energy; requiring the Public Service Commission to consult with the Maryland Energy Administration on administration of the Program; requiring that the Commission determine whether an energy-generating cooperative applicant meets requirements; requiring the Commission to adopt regulations; providing for the allocation of unsubscribed energy; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Third Reading Passed With Amendments (136-0) on 04/07/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Public Safety - Gas Pipeline Inspection Requirements - State Penalties [SB-362]
[Public Safety ]
[Energy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring a gas transmission company operating within the State to comply with all applicable federal laws and regulations with respect to gas pipeline safety inspections; authorizing the Public Service Commission, subject to specified provisions of law, to impose a civil penalty of $100,000 per day on a gas transmission company that fails to have a gas pipeline inspected as required by federal law; requiring all penalties collected under the Act to be paid into the General Fund of the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert A Zirkin
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Public Safety - Gas Pipeline Inspection Requirements - Best Available Technology [SB-361]
[Public Safety ]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring a gas transmission company operating within the State to comply with all applicable federal laws and regulations with respect to gas pipeline safety inspections; authorizing the Public Service Commission to adopt regulations specifying the technology to be used for the inspection of specified gas pipelines located within the State; providing for the jurisdiction and enforcement authority of the Commission; and declaring the intent of the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert A Zirkin
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Wireless Landline Telephone Service - Prohibition and Study [SB-343]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting specified telephone companies from replacing landline or wireline telephone service to a customer with specified wireless telephone service; prohibiting the Public Service Commission from authorizing specified telephone companies to replace landline or wireline telephone service to a customer with wireless telephone service; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before a specified date.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Electricity - Smart Meters - Disclosure of Usage Data [SB-280]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting an electric company from disclosing specified data to a third party, subject to specified exceptions; authorizing a customer to submit a specified complaint to the Public Service Commission under specified circumstances; requiring the Commission to conduct a specified investigation following receipt of a complaint; authorizing the Commission to take specified actions; making an electric company liable for unauthorized disclosures of specified information; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Verna Jones-Rodwell
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Public Service Commission - Competitive Retail Electricity and Gas Supply - Consumer Protection - Report [SB-1044]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to report to the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2015, on the status of the Commission's efforts to provide appropriate protections for consumers in connection with competitive retail electricity supply and retail gas supply and recommendations regarding ratepayer protections; specifying the contents of the report; requiring the Commission to convene a workgroup of interested persons, including retail electricity suppliers, to advise the Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 77 on 04/08/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Solar Farms - Construction Requirements - Exemptions [SB-1020]
[Energy ]
[Construction ]
Exempting a solar farm from the requirement to submit a grading and sediment control plan in order to obtain a permit for grading or construction; exempting a solar farm from the requirement to submit a forest stand delineation and forest conservation plan in order to obtain a permit for grading or construction; and exempting a solar farm from the requirement to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity before constructing a generating station if the solar farm meets specified requirements.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Thermal Energy [HB-931]
[Energy ]
Altering the renewable energy portfolio standard for specified years; providing for specified thermal energy sources to be either Tier 1 thermal energy sources or Tier 2 thermal energy sources; requiring an electricity supplier to meet the renewable energy portfolio standard by accumulating a specified amount of renewable energy credits and thermal renewable energy credits; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2014