Public Service Commission
Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Street Lighting - Purchase of Equipment by Local Government and Tariffs [HB-628]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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 Ellis 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]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
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 J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2012 [HB-441]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
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 P Barve
Re-referred Finance on 04/05/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Public Service Commission - LED Street Lighting Equipment [HB-409]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
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 C Lee
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 04/04/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Electric Companies - Generation Request for Proposals - Expansion of Area [HB-381]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
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 Ronald 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]
[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. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor on 04/10/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Qualifying Thermal Biomass Systems [HB-1443]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
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 M Stein
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/09/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Electricity - Construction of Overhead Transmission Lines and Wind Generating [HB-1427]
[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 under specified circumstances; authorizing an electric company to undertake specified construction; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sally Y Jameson
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renewable Energy Credits - Thermal [HB-1339]
[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. Susan C Lee
Favorable With Amendments Report By Economic Matters on 04/09/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Public Service Commission - Reports - Ratepayer Impact Statements [HB-1315]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting the Public Service Commission from issuing an order that may have a material impact on specified customers unless the Commission meets specified requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Eugene Davis
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters Withdrawn on 04/09/2012
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Public Service Commission - Study on Tenant Payment of Landlord Utility Bills [HB-1269]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Eugene Davis
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Senior Call-Check Service Program - Establishment [HB-1263]
[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. Barbara A. Robinson
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters Withdrawn on 03/13/2012
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Gas Companies - Gas Line Leaks and Repairs [HB-1199]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara A. Robinson
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters Withdrawn on 03/19/2012
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Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Solar Energy and Solar Water Heating [HB-1187]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renewable Energy Credits - Geothermal [HB-1186]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Public Service Commission - Solar Water Heating Systems and Billing Services - [HB-1185]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Ann Frush
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/21/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Electricity and Gas - Energy Efficiency On-Bill Financing Program [HB-1088]
[Energy ]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Housing ]
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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara A. Robinson
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/21/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Communications Companies - Universal Service Trust Fund - Surcharge [HB-1087]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Ellis Hixson
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Gas Companies - Service Extension - Costs [HB-1083]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/21/2012
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Electric Companies - Standard Offer Service - Service Rights Auctions [HB-1028]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard K Impallaria
Hearing 4/4 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/28/2012