Public Service Commission
Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Residential Multiple Occupancy Buildings - Master Meters - Heating, [SB-538]
Authorizing the Public Service Commission to authorize the use of a specified master meter for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning services in residential multiple occupancy buildings without requiring individual metering or submetering for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning services under specified circumstances; authorizing the Commission to review specified information; authorizing an electric company or a gas company to inspect and test specified master meters in accordance with a specified provision of law; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
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Energy Companies - Net Energy Metering - Credit Transfers [SB-537]
Authorizing specified not-for-profit customers to transfer specified generation credits accrued from electricity produced from specified renewable sources to specified properties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alexander Mooney
Unfavorable Report By Finance Withdrawn on 03/08/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
The Renewables First Act [SB-515]
Declaring specified findings and policies of the General Assembly; stating specified energy policy goals for the State; declaring that it is the policy of the State that specified policy goals should be prioritized in a specified manner; requiring a specified person to submit a specified statement when applying for a certificate of public convenience and necessity; requiring a specified person to submit a specified statement when applying for permission to construct a specified generating station under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/01/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Department of Natural Resources - Regulation of For-Hire Water Carriers [SB-494]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to require for-hire water carriers to show specified proof that the for-hire water carrier holds a specified insurance policy or bond in accordance with a specified regulation before vessel registration; altering the definition of common carrier to exclude for-hire water carriers from regulation by the Public Service Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Hearing 4/6 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/24/2010
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Electricity - Net Energy Metering - Credits [SB-355]
Repealing a limitation on the period of time that an eligible customer-generator may accrue specified generation credit; repealing a limitation on the time that a specified electric company is required to carry forward a generation credit or a negative kilowatt-hour reading; requiring a specified electric company to carry forward a specified generation credit until specified events occur; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Off-Shore Wind Generation - Qualified Submerged Renewable Energy Lines [SB-282]
Exempting specified qualified submerged renewable energy lines from a specified prohibition in a Beach Erosion Control District under specified circumstances; requiring specified energy lines to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity under specified circumstances; requiring the Public Service Commission to conduct specified proceedings and consider specified factors in connection with a certificate for specified energy lines; and defining a term.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing Cancelled (finance) on 02/12/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Solar Energy [SB-277]
Altering the renewable portfolio standard for electricity derived from solar energy in specified years; altering the compliance fees for a shortfall in the requirement to satisfy the standard with electricity derived from solar energy; requiring the Public Service Commission to include specified information in specified reports to the General Assembly; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Garagiola
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Energy Companies - Net Energy Metering - Credit Transfers [SB-23]
Authorizing specified not-for-profit customers to transfer all renewable energy generation credits from net energy metering to specified properties; and requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt specified regulations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alexander Mooney
Unfavorable Report By Finance Withdrawn on 02/15/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Wind-Powered Electric Generating Facilities - Decommissioning and Restoration - [SB-200]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to establish a surcharge on wind-powered electric generating facilities in the State with a generating capacity that does not exceed 70 megawatts; requiring the Comptroller to collect the revenue from the surcharge and deposit it into the Maryland Wind-Powered Electric Generating Facility Decommissioning and Restoration Fund; authorizing a wind-powered electric generating facility to post a bond or other security acceptable to the Commission in lieu of the surcharge; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Hearing 2/9 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/27/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Electric Companies - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard for Solar Energy [SB-1108]
Providing that the renewable energy portfolio standard for solar energy applies to all retail electricity delivered in the State and that the responsibility for meeting the solar renewable energy portfolio standard shall be fulfilled only by electric companies; altering the eligibility criteria for inclusion in meeting the renewable energy portfolio standard for specified energy from a specified Tier 1 source; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Garagiola
First Reading Senate Rules on 03/08/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Public Utility Companies - Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Programs - [SB-1095]
Requiring, as part of a specified review, the Public Service Commission to make a determination concerning procedures for the competitive selection of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, or refrigeration service providers; requiring the Commission to review annual updates of electricity savings and demand reduction plans and make a specified determination; requiring the Commission to approve or affirm specified electricity savings and demand reduction plans at a specified interval; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Unfavorable Report By Finance Withdrawn on 04/09/2010
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Public Service Commission - Restriction on the Construction of Overhead [SB-1094]
Prohibiting the Public Service Commission from authorizing, and an electric company from undertaking or exercising a right of condemnation in relation to, the construction of an overhead transmission line designed to carry in excess of 69,000 volts if the electric company is owned in whole or in part by one or more entities that are not electric companies or do not have specified authority; and providing that the Act applies retroactively to applications filed or pending on or after February 1, 2010.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Brinkley
First Reading Senate Rules on 03/04/2010
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Department of Natural Resources - Regulation of For-Hire Water Carriers [HB-988]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to require for-hire water carriers to show specified proof that the for-hire water carrier holds a specified insurance policy or bond in accordance with a specified regulation before vessel registration; altering the definition of common carrier to exclude for-hire water carriers from regulation by the Public Service Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ronald George
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
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Telephone Companies - Acquisitions and Franchises [HB-937]
Requiring specified telephone companies to provide the Public Service Commission with copies of specified documents at specified times under specified circumstances; requiring the Commission to provide the telephone companies with specified confidentiality and other protections under specified circumstances; prohibiting specified persons from acquiring the power to exercise specified influence over the policies and actions of a telephone company under specified circumstances without prior authorization from the Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters Withdrawn on 03/17/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
The Renewables First Act [HB-922]
Declaring specified findings and policies of the General Assembly; stating specified energy policy goals for the State; declaring that it is the policy of the State that specified policy goals should be prioritized in a specified manner; requiring a specified person to submit a specified statement when applying for a certificate of public convenience and necessity; requiring a specified person to submit a specified statement when applying for permission to construct a specified generating station under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. Sue Hecht
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters Withdrawn on 03/15/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Energy Companies - Net Energy Metering - Credit Transfers [HB-902]
Authorizing specified not-for-profit customers to transfer specified generation credits accrued from electricity produced from specified renewable sources to specified properties.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Impallaria
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/24/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Telephone Bills - Third-Party Vendor Billing [HB-880]
Prohibiting a third-party vendor or billing agent from submitting charges to a specified telephone company or reseller for third-party vendor billing without express authorization from an ordering customer; requiring the authorization to be separate from other documents and to include specified information; requiring a third- party vendor or billing agent to retain a specified copy of the express authorization for 2 years after authorization; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Victor Ramirez
Approved By The Governor on 04/13/2010
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Energy Companies - Net Energy Metering Credit Transfers - Municipalities [HB-852]
Authorizing specified municipalities to transfer specified generation credits to specified properties; and requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt specified regulations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Impallaria
Hearing 4/6 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/30/2010
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Public Service Commission - Cost Reimbursement [HB-810]
Authorizing the Public Service Commission to require an applicant for authorization of specified transactions to reimburse the Commission for specified costs; prohibiting a public service company from passing these costs on to ratepayers; requiring the Commission to provide specified notice to specified applicants; and providing that a reimbursement under the Act is not an assessment under § 2-110 of the Public Utility Companies Article, and is not subject to specified limits under that provision.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian McHale
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters Withdrawn on 03/27/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Electricity - Net Energy Metering - Credits [HB-801]
Repealing a limitation on the period of time that an eligible customer-generator may accrue generation credit and that an electric company is required to carry forward a generation credit or a negative kilowatt-hour reading; requiring a specified electric company to carry forward a generation credit in a specified manner until specified events occur; repealing a provision relating to the reversion of a generation credit to an electric company; requiring a technical working group to consider specified matters; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Barkley
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010