Public Service Commission
Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Electricity Market - Goal of the State - Best Possible Price for Ratepayers [SB-638]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Providing that, on and after July 1, 2012, the goal of the State is to return as soon as possible to a regulated electricity market for specified customer classes that results in a reliable electricity system at the best possible price for ratepayers; providing that the purpose of a specified statute that establishes customer choice, competitive retail electricity markets, and deregulation of generation of electricity remains in effect only until the end of June 30, 2012; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Finance Withdrawn on 03/08/2012
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Nuclear Power Transparency Act of 2012 [SB-637]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting a person from operating a nuclear generating facility in the State until the person discloses specified information to the Public Service Commission in writing.
Sponsored by: Sen. E. J. Pipkin
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/23/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Electricity - Community Energy-Generating Facilities and Net Energy Metering [SB-595]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Safety ]
Creating a community energy-generating program; specifying that a community energy-generating facility is not an electric company or electricity supplier; requiring community energy-generating facilities to meet specified location, size, and generation criteria; authorizing a public service company or any other person to own a community energy-generating facility; authorizing subscriber organizations to contract with third parties for specified functions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/6 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Gas Companies - Rate Regulation - Infrastructure Replacement Surcharge [SB-541]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Stating the intent of the General Assembly with regard to a gas infrastructure replacement surcharge; allowing a gas company to recover specified costs associated with specified gas infrastructure replacement projects through a specified surcharge on customer bills; requiring project cost calculation to include specified elements; specifying when costs will be collectable; specifying how the pre-tax rate of return will be calculated and adjusted and what it shall include; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Favorable With Amendments Report By Finance on 03/26/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Senior Call-Check Service Program - Establishment [SB-458]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to establish and maintain the Senior Call-Check Service Program; requiring specified telephone companies to place a specified sequence of telephone calls to specified subscribers free of charge; authorizing the telephone company to coordinate with specified entities that already provide the service; authorizing the Commission to adjust specified rates; requiring the Commission to adopt specified regulations; and immunizing specified Program participants from specified liability.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/05/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Electric Service Quality and Reliability Standards - Deadlines [SB-449]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the dates by which the Public Service Commission is required to determine whether specified electric companies have met specified service quality and reliability standards under specified circumstances; and altering the date by which specified electric companies are required to submit to the Commission a specified annual performance report.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor on 04/10/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Gas and Electric Companies - Use of Trade Name or Trademark - Royalties [SB-373]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting specified persons from using the trade name or trademark of an affiliated gas and electric company unless the person remits specified royalties to the gas and electric company; requiring a gas and electric company that collects royalties to pay the royalties to the Comptroller; requiring the Comptroller to place revenue collected under the Act into the electric universal service program fund to be used for a specified purpose; requiring the Public Service Commission to verify specified information; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 02/23/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2012 [SB-237]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Altering the Maryland renewable energy portfolio standard program to include a specified amount of energy derived from offshore wind energy; prohibiting the portion of the renewable energy portfolio that represents offshore wind energy from applying to retail electricity sales by a supplier in excess of a specified amount of industrial process load; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Government - Administrative Procedure Act - Changes to Previously [SB-147]
[Ethics ]
Requiring the Administrator of State Documents to refuse to publish a notice of adoption of a regulation that differs from text previously published unless the unit counsel of the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights, the Public Service Commission, or the State Ethics Commission provides a specified certification.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Electricity - Construction of Overhead Transmission Lines and Wind Generating [SB-1073]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Construction ]
Authorizing the Public Service Commission to waive the requirement for an electric company to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity under specified circumstances; requiring the Commission to waive the requirement to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity for construction related to an existing overhead transmission line designed to carry a specified amount of voltage; authorizing an electric company to undertake necessary construction related to an existing overhead transmission line; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renewable Energy Credits - Thermal [SB-1004]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
Specifying that energy from a specified thermal biomass system is eligible for inclusion in meeting the renewable energy portfolio standard; specifying that a person that owns and operates a thermal biomass system is eligible to receive a renewable energy credit under specified circumstances; specifying that an eligible person shall receive a renewable energy credit equal to a specified amount; requiring that the total amount of energy generated and consumed by a specified biomass system be measured in a specified way; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Residential Multiple Occupancy Buildings - Master Meters - Heating, [HB-913]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Repealing the termination provision of a specified provision authorizing the use of master meters for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment in residential multiple occupancy buildings.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Davis
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Electricity - Community Energy-Generating Facilities and Net Energy Metering [HB-864]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Safety ]
Creating a community energy-generating program; specifying that a community energy-generating facility is not an electric company or electricity supplier; authorizing a public service company or any other person to own a community energy-generating facility; authorizing subscriber organizations to contract with third parties for specified functions; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/07/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Electricity and Gas Suppliers - Residential Electricity Supply Contracts - [HB-781]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting automatic renewal clauses in specified residential electricity supply contracts; prohibiting a residential supply contract from containing an early termination fee or penalty on cancellation of the contract unless the customer is given notice; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/06/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Electric Companies and Gas Companies - Customer Accounts and Information [HB-771]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Telecommunications ]
Requiring an electric company, a gas company, or an electric and gas company, on request by a competitive supplier of electricity or gas, to provide specified information related to specified customer accounts to the supplier, subject to restrictions; requiring the distribution utility to provide the information in a specified form and to update it periodically; prohibiting a distribution utility from providing specified information without the prior authorization of a customer; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Davis
Favorable With Amendments Report By Finance on 04/07/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Public Service Commission - Electric Companies - New Generation Facilities and [HB-770]
[Energy ]
[Funding ]
Providing that if a party to a merger or acquisition of an electric company or an electric company affiliate must distribute a credit to customers under an agreement with the Public Service Commission, the Commission shall consider the adequacy of the current funding of the electric universal service program in providing specified assistance; providing that specified funds deposited into the electric universal service fund are in addition to, and may not substitute for, specified funds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Davis
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Public Utility Companies - Generating Stations - Wind [HB-733]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Safety ]
Repealing a provision that exempts a specified person from having to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity for a generating station that produces electricity from wind under specified circumstances; repealing a provision that requires a person to obtain approval from the Public Service Commission prior to any construction of a generating station that produces electricity from wind under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell Beitzel
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/24/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Street Lighting - Purchase of Equipment by Local Government and Tariff [HB-712]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring a local government to pay an electric company the fair market value of specified street lighting equipment as determined by an agreement between the local government and the electric company or in a condemnation proceeding; specifying factors to be considered in determining fair market value of street lighting equipment under specified circumstances; authorizing a local government that owns street lighting equipment to maintain the equipment under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/19/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Telephone Service - Charges for Directory Assistance [HB-677]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Providing that specified residential customers are entitled to only two directory assistance calls each month without charge; requiring the Public Service Commission to approve other charges for directory assistance, subject to an exception; and repealing a provision that authorizes the Commission to establish additional exemptions from directory assistance charges.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Davis
Hearing 4/9 At 9:00 A.m. on 04/09/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Gas Companies - Rate Regulation - Infrastructure Replacement Surcharge [HB-662]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Stating the intent of the General Assembly with regard to a gas infrastructure replacement surcharge; allowing a gas company to recover specified costs associated with specified gas infrastructure replacement projects through a specified surcharge on customer bills; requiring project cost calculation to include specified elements; specifying when costs will be collectable; specifying how the pre-tax rate of return will be calculated and adjusted and what it shall include; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 04/02/2012