Public Service Commission
Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Government - Administrative Procedure Act - Changes to Previously [SB-147]
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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Electricity - Construction of Overhead Transmission Lines and Wind Generating [SB-1073]
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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Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renewable Energy Credits - Thermal [SB-1004]
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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Residential Multiple Occupancy Buildings - Master Meters - Heating, [HB-913]
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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Electricity - Community Energy-Generating Facilities and Net Energy Metering [HB-864]
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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Electricity and Gas Suppliers - Residential Electricity Supply Contracts - [HB-781]
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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Electric Companies and Gas Companies - Customer Accounts and Information [HB-771]
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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Public Service Commission - Electric Companies - New Generation Facilities and [HB-770]
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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Public Utility Companies - Generating Stations - Wind [HB-733]
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]
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]
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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Gas Companies - Rate Regulation - Infrastructure Replacement Surcharge [HB-662]
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
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Street Lighting - Purchase of Equipment by Local Government and Tariffs [HB-628]
Requiring a local government to pay a specified 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 as determined in a condemnation proceeding under specified circumstances; authorizing a local government to include all street lighting equipment that the local government seeks to acquire in its jurisdiction that is owned by one electric company in a single petition of condemnation under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Hixson
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/24/2012
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Electric Companies - Contact Voltage - Surveys and Mitigation - The Deanna [HB-520]
Requiring specified electric companies to file with the Public Service Commission for approval a specified list or voltage survey plan on or before a specified date; requiring an electric company to file a voltage survey plan for Commission approval within a specified period of time; requiring an electric company to conduct specified surveys of specified objects and surfaces within specified contact voltage risk zones at specified times and under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2012 [HB-441]
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 and specified sales in excess of a specified amount of electricity sold to specified customers who are owners of agricultural land; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Re-referred Finance on 04/05/2012
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Public Service Commission - LED Street Lighting Equipment [HB-409]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt regulations or to issue orders on or before October 1, 2013, to require or allow electric companies to offer LED street lighting to specified local governments; and defining terms.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 04/04/2012
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Electric Companies - Generation Request for Proposals - Expansion of Area [HB-381]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to consider all areas of the State when determining the need for additional electricity generation; requiring an electric company to reference generation potential in all areas of the State in a request for proposals submitted to the Commission; specifying criteria that an electric company shall consider in a request for proposals; applying the Act prospectively; and making the Act an emergency measure.
Sponsored by: Rep. Galen Clagett
Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2012
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Electric Service Quality and Reliability Standards - Deadlines [HB-280]
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. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor on 04/10/2012
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Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Qualifying Thermal Biomass Systems [HB-1443]
Providing that energy from a qualifying thermal biomass system is eligible for inclusion in meeting the renewable energy portfolio standard; providing that a person that owns a qualifying thermal biomass system shall receive a renewable energy credit; requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt procedures for the metering, verification, and reporting of thermal energy output from qualifying thermal biomass systems; applying the Act only to qualifying thermal biomass systems that are commissioned on or after June 1, 2012; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/09/2012
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Electricity - Construction of Overhead Transmission Lines and Wind Generating [HB-1427]
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 under specified circumstances; authorizing an electric company to undertake specified construction; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sally Jameson
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012