Public Service Commission
Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renewable Energy Credits - Thermal [HB-1339]
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.
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Public Service Commission - Reports - Ratepayer Impact Statements [HB-1315]
Prohibiting the Public Service Commission from issuing an order that may have a material impact on specified customers unless the Commission meets specified requirements.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Public Service Commission - Study on Tenant Payment of Landlord Utility Bills [HB-1269]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to convene a workgroup to study and make recommendations on developing a mechanism to allow specified tenants to pay for utilities when the landlord responsible for utility payments defaults on the responsibility; requiring the Public Service Commission to report findings and recommendations to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Economic Matters Committee on or before December 1, 2012; etc.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Senior Call-Check Service Program - Establishment [HB-1263]
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.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Gas Companies - Gas Line Leaks and Repairs [HB-1199]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt regulations to classify natural gas leaks and to require gas companies to remediate and monitor those leaks in a specified manner; requiring the regulations to establish a specified penalty; prohibiting a gas company from passing the penalty to customers; requiring a gas company to respond to a report of specified gas leaks in a specified manner; requiring a gas company to receive and promptly investigate specified reports; etc.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Solar Energy and Solar Water Heating [HB-1187]
Altering the percentage of Tier 1 renewable energy that must be derived from solar energy in the State's renewable energy portfolio standard in specified years; authorizing the Public Service Commission, in consultation with the Maryland Energy Administration, to approve an equivalent certification for measurement for energy generated by specified solar water heating systems; etc.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renewable Energy Credits - Geothermal [HB-1186]
Specifying that energy generated from a geothermal heating and cooling system is eligible for inclusion in meeting the renewable energy portfolio standard; entitling a specified person or entity to receive a renewable energy credit; specifying the methods by which the Commission shall determine energy savings of geothermal systems; providing that energy generated from a geothermal Tier 1 renewable source is eligible for inclusion in meeting a specified standard only if it is connected to a distribution grid serving Maryland; etc.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Public Service Commission - Solar Water Heating Systems and Billing Services - [HB-1185]
Requiring a person to be licensed by the Public Service Commission to engage in the business of providing solar water heating services as a solar water heating utility provider in Prince George's County; establishing specified application and other requirements for becoming a provider; authorizing a provider to request a solar water heating utility biller to provide specified billing services; requiring a biller to provide specified billing services under specified circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Electricity and Gas - Energy Efficiency On-Bill Financing Program [HB-1088]
Establishing the Energy Efficiency On-Bill Financing Program; requiring a utility company to participate in the Program; requiring the Maryland Energy Administration and the Public Service Commission to collaborate for a specified purpose; limiting the cost of an energy efficiency upgrade to a specified amount; requiring the Commission to establish standards for a qualifying energy efficiency upgrade; etc.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Communications Companies - Universal Service Trust Fund - Surcharge [HB-1087]
Expanding the services that are subject to the Universal Service Trust Fund surcharge; requiring the surcharge to be applied to specified bills and to be payable at a specified time; altering the maximum amount of a specified surcharge; requiring the Secretary of Information Technology to direct specified companies to add the surcharge to bills for services under specified circumstances; requiring specified companies to act as collection agents for the Fund and to remit proceeds to the Comptroller for deposit in the Fund; etc.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Gas Companies - Service Extension - Costs [HB-1083]
Authorizing the owners of residential properties in a defined area who request extension of gas service to the area by a gas company to obtain a specified alternative proposal; requiring the alternative proposal to contain specified information, meet specified standards, and provide for payment in a specified manner; requiring the Public Service Commission to establish a methodology for comparing specified proposals; authorizing the property owners to select between specified proposals for gas service extension; etc.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Electric Companies - Standard Offer Service - Service Rights Auctions [HB-1028]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to study and make recommendations about the advisability of conducting specified auctions relating to the right of electric companies to provide electric service to customers using standard offer service in specified service territories and the manner in which the auctions should be conducted, including specified items; etc.
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Alabama Regular Session 2012
Alabama Public Service, to regulate waste collection companies, Sec. 37-1-80.2 added [SB-575]
Alabama Public Service, to regulate waste collection companies, Sec. 37-1-80.2 added
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Alabama Regular Session 2012
Administrative Procedure Act, Public Service Commission, submission of adopted rules to Legislative Reference Service, requirement deleted, Sec. 41-22-7 am'd [SB-334]
Administrative Procedure Act, Public Service Commission, submission of adopted rules to Legislative Reference Service, requirement deleted, Sec. 41-22-7 am'd
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Maryland 2011 Special Session
Public Service Commission - Application for Substantial Influence - Divestiture [SB-10]
Prohibiting the Public Service Commission from approving a specified application that requests authorization for Exelon Corporation to acquire the power to exercise substantial influence over the policies and actions of Baltimore Gas and Electric Company unless the Commission requires, as a condition of approval in an order under a specified case or any related or subsequent case, the resulting company to divest itself of Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; and making the Act an emergency measure.
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Alabama Regular Session 2011
Public Service Commission, inspection and supervision fees, portion distrib. to General Fund, Sec. 37-4-23 am'd. [SB-250]
Public Service Commission, inspection and supervision fees, portion distrib. to General Fund, Sec. 37-4-23 am'd.
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Utah 2011 General Session
Energy Cost Recovery and Renewable Energy Provisions [SB-190]
Energy Cost Recovery and Renewable Energy Provisions
Sponsored by: Sen. David Hinkins Bill Numbered By Title Without Any Substance In Lrgc on 02/05/2011
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West Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Increasing the number of commissioners on the Public Service Commission [HB-3201]
Increasing the number of commissioners on the Public Service Commission
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West Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Relating to a certificate of convenience and necessity for taxi cab service [HB-3074]
The purpose of this bill is to require the Public Service Commission to issue a certificate of convenience and necessity for taxi cab service to two separately owned business entities, that service a territory consisting of a Class II municipality and land grant university enrolling at least 20,000 students.
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West Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Stopping accelerated rate recovery because of adverse effects of constructing transmission facilities and revising the definition of need [HB-2809]
The purpose of this bill is to stop accelerated rate recovery because of adverse effects of constructing transmission facilities and revising the definition of need.