Public Service Commission
Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Offshore Wind Energy – State Goals and Procurement (Promoting Offshore Wind Energy Resources Act) [HB-793]
Requiring an application for any new qualified offshore wind project and a certain proposal for an offshore wind transmission facility to be subject to a certain community benefit agreement; requiring the Public Service Commission to request that PJM Interconnection conduct a certain analysis of transmission system upgrade and expansion options; establishing that the State be exempted from the renewable energy portfolio standard requirements under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Favorable With Amendments Report By Education, Energy, And The Environment on 04/10/2023
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Utah 2023 General Session
Utility Shut off Protection Amendments [SB-190]
Utility Shut off Protection Amendments
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephanie Pitcher
Senate/ Strike Enacting Clause In Senate Secretary on 03/03/2023
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Authorizing PSC consider and issue financing orders to certain utilities to permit the recovery of certain costs through securitization via consumer rate relief bonds [HB-3308]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Public Service Commission of West Virginia to consider and issue financing orders to certain utilities to permit the recovery of certain costs through securitization via consumer rate relief bonds.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Anderson
Chapter 293, Acts, Regular Session, 2023 on 05/01/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Investor-Owned Electric Companies - Clean Energy Homes Pilot Programs - Establishment (Maryland Resilient and Clean Energy Homes Act) [SB-663]
Requiring each investor-owned electric company, on or before January 1, 2025, to file with the Public Service Commission an application for a pilot program to support residential customer adoption of beneficial electrification measures; requiring the pilot program to include a certain make-ready program, a certain rebate program for on-site clean energy systems, a certain multifamily housing facilities clean energy incentive program, and a certain load management and electric grid support services program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Referred Economic Matters on 03/20/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Electricity - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Program and Property Taxes [SB-613]
Making permanent the Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Pilot Program; requiring a community solar energy generating system to serve at least 40% of its kilowatt-hour output to low-income and moderate-income subscribers under certain circumstances; authorizing a subscription coordinator to act on behalf of a subscriber organization; altering requirements related to the siting and size of certain community solar energy generating systems projects; authorizing the use of consolidated billing for certain charges; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Third Reading Passed (34-11) on 04/05/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions - Alterations and Requirements [SB-689]
Altering the goals and requirements of certain energy efficiency programs to include certain greenhouse gas emissions reductions from electric companies and gas companies beginning January 1, 2024; requiring the EmPOWER Maryland Program to provide consumer rebates, and promote the use of certain federal rebates, for certain technologies; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development and electric utilities to promote fuel switching from gas to electricity; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Service Commission - Cybersecurity Staffing and Assessments (Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Act of 2023) [SB-800]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to include on its staff a certain number of experts in cybersecurity to perform certain duties; requiring the Commission to establish, in coordination with the Office of Security Management, cybersecurity standards and best practices for regulated entities, share information on cybersecurity initiatives and best practices with certain entities, collect certain certifications, and submit a certain report; requiring each public service company to report a cybersecurity incident to certain entities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Third Reading Passed (40-7) on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Offshore Wind Energy - State Goals and Procurement (Promoting Offshore Wind Energy Resources Act) [SB-781]
Requiring an application for any new qualified offshore wind project and a certain proposal for an offshore wind transmission facility to be subject to a certain community benefit agreement; requiring the Public Service Commission to request that PJM Interconnection conduct a certain analysis of transmission system upgrade and expansion options; altering the requirements for a certain report on offshore wind projects; requiring the Commission, by a certain date each year starting in 2024, to report on its Supplier Diversity Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 95 on 04/21/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Energy Storage – Targets and Maryland Energy Storage Program – Establishment [SB-697]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to establish certain targets for the deployment of new energy storage devices in the State; requiring the Commission to establish and implement the Maryland Energy Storage Program to meet certain energy storage goals and develop a certain energy storage system in the State; and requiring the Commission to report to the General Assembly by December 31, 2023, on pending designs for and any additional statutory changes required to fully implement the Maryland Energy Storage Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Third Reading Passed (36-11) on 04/06/2023
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Allowing PSC to authorize recovery of certain costs by utilities through issuance of consumer rate relief bonds [SB-564]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Public Service Commission of West Virginia to consider and issue financing orders to certain utilities to permit the recovery of certain costs through securitization via consumer rate relief bonds.
Sponsored by: Sen. Rupert Phillips
Filed For Introduction on 02/06/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Service Commission – Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity – Local Permits [HB-692]
Establishing that a county or a municipal corporation has the authority to approve or deny any local permit required under a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Public Service Commission for generating stations, transmission lines, and qualified generator lead lines; requiring a county or municipal corporation to approve or deny the local permits in a certain manner; prohibiting a county or municipal corporation from conditioning the approval of the local permits on certain approvals; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Crosby
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 515 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Service Commission - Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity - Local Permits [SB-489]
Establishing that a county or a municipal corporation has the authority to approve or deny any local permit required under a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Public Service Commission for generating stations, transmission lines, and qualified generator lead lines; requiring a county or municipal corporation to approve or deny the local permits within a reasonable time and to the extent local laws are not preempted by State law; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Third Reading Passed (37-10) on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Solar Incentives [SB-469]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Solar Incentives to study the types and impact of solar energy incentives and make recommendations regarding measures and incentives needed to ensure that the State meets the solar energy goals established in the State's renewable energy portfolio standard, minority business participation, the creation of good quality jobs, equitable access to renewable energy, and efficient use of land; and requiring the Task Force to submit its report to the General Assembly on or before December 15, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 545 on 05/08/2023
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Increasing power purchase agreement cap [SB-544]
The purpose of this bill is to increase the PPA cap from 500 kW to 1,000 kW.West Virginia Code §4-2-1 was amended by two bills passed during the 2021 Regular Session of the Legislature. The earlier act, House Bill 2969 (passed on April 7, 2021) amended West Virginia Code §4-2-1 in subsection 10 relating to toll bridges. This one sentence change was the only substantive change. The later of the two acts, House Bill 3310 (passed on April 9, 2021), amended West Virginia Code §4-2-1 in a more substantive fashion. The two versions of this section
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bennett Queen
Chapter 289, Acts, Regular Session, 2023 on 05/01/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State Board of Electricians - Limited Energy Contractors and Limited Energy Integrators - Licensing [SB-444]
Altering the composition of the State Board of Electricians; and requiring the Board to license limited energy contractors and limited energy integrators as State licenses.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Investor-Owned Utilities - Prevailing Wage - Enforcement [HB-513]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to enforce certain prevailing wage requirements for contractors and subcontractors working on projects involving and traffic control activities related to underground gas or electric infrastructure of an investor-owned gas company, electric company, or gas and electric company; requiring certain contractors and subcontractors to request from the Department a copy of a certain wage determination and ensure that employees are paid in compliance with existing prevailing wage rates; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Queen
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 336 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard – Solar Energy – Compliance Fees [HB-511]
Altering the compliance fee for a shortfall from the required percentage of energy from Tier 1 renewable sources to be derived from solar energy for the renewable energy portfolio standard beginning in 2025 and later.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Queen
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/01/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Solar Energy - Compliance Fees [SB-357]
Altering the compliance fee for a shortfall from the required percentage of energy from Tier 1 renewable sources to be derived from solar energy for the renewable energy portfolio standard beginning in 2025 and later.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Street Lighting Equipment - Acquisitions and Reporting (County and Municipal Street Lighting Investment Act) [HB-459]
Finding that local governments pay electric companies large sums to light streets and are limited in how this public safety resource can be managed, the Act authorizes certain counties or municipalities to acquire certain street lighting equipment by purchase or condemnation, convert its street lighting service to a customer-owned street lighting tariff, enter into an agreement to purchase electricity, and contract with an electric company for the maintenance of the street lighting equipment; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/20/2023
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West Virginia 2023 Regular Session
Repealing two sections of code relating to gas utility rates [HB-2899]
The purpose of this bill is to repeal two sections of code that was only in effect for a 12-month period during 1983.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Westfall
Chapter 73, Acts, Regular Session, 2023 on 05/01/2023