Electricity and Gas – Energy Suppliers – Assisted Customers
Sponsor: Delegate LiermanCommittee: Economic MattersSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a retail electricity or natural gas supplier from knowingly enrolling a certain residential customer with or submitting an enrollment to change the customer's electricity or natural gas supplier to a competitive supplier if the customer had received certain financial assistance in the preceding 12 months; requiring an electric or natural gas company to confirm certain matters in its records at a certain time; etc.
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Testimony (18)
MGA witness listFAV 10FavorableUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Bresnahan, Tammy | AARP | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Yalov, Martha | AARP/ GEDCO Cares | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carter, Cindy | CSF | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Topel, Kerry | D46 Constituent | Position only |
| FAV | Peltier, Laurel | Energy Supplier Reform Coalition | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Makhijani, Arjun | Institute of Environmental and Energy Research | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wein, Olivia | NCLC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carmody, Paula | OPC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dennison, Tom | SMECO | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Lierman, Delegate Liermanlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fiastro, Johnlobbyist | NRG | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lininger, Brettlobbyist | NRG | Oral |
| UNF | Fitzsimmons, Colin | Vistra Energy | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Smith, Brian | WGL Energy | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kress, Bill | WGL Energy and RESA | Oral |
| INFO | DHS, DHS | DHS | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | MALLORY, RICH | MEA | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | mallory, rich | mea | Position only |
Organizations on record
AARPFAV 1
AARP/ GEDCO CaresFAV 1
CSFFAV 1
D46 ConstituentFAV 1
DHSINFO 1
meaINFO 1
MEAINFO 1
NCLCFAV 1
NRGUNF 2
OPCFAV 1
SMECOFAV 1
Vistra EnergyUNF 1
WGL EnergyUNF 1
WGL Energy and RESAUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFFiastro, JohnNRGRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; Bayview Management LLC; Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 1 MD, VA & DC; Building Decarbonization Coalition; Carbon Solutions Group; Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc.…
UNFLininger, BrettNRGRegistered for: Aflac (American Family Life Assurance Company); Amazon.com Services, LLC; American International Group; Boyd Gaming Corporation; Brookfield Power US Asset Management LLC; Centers for Better Insurance, LLC…