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SB 741

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Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Electric Facilities - Study and Procedures

Sponsor: Brian J. Feldman (District 15)Committee: FinanceSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to require the Department of Natural Resources, within 60 days of the filing of a certain application with the Public Service Commission, to complete an independent environmental and socioeconomic project assessment report and any other additional required study; requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources and the Secretary of the Environment to forward certain information to the Public Service Commission in accordance with a certain procedural schedule adopted by the Commission; etc.

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Testimony (13)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVHershkowitz, StevenCCAN Action FundWritten (PDF)
FAVEwall, MikeEnergy Justice NetworkOral
FAVCampbell, RebeccaFirst SolarWritten (PDF)
FAVBeugelmans, DavidlobbyistGordon FeinblattPosition only
FAVBurcat, BruceMARECPosition only
FAVMurray, DavidlobbyistMDVSEIAPosition only
FAVTashakkori, CyrusUSSECOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCrawford, JamesUrban GridWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Feldman, Senator FeldmanlegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFWashington, CharleslobbyistBGEWritten (PDF)
UNFLanier, IvanlobbyistPepco and Delmarva PowerWritten (PDF)
INFOStanek, JasonPublic Service CommissionWritten (PDF)
INFOAbbott, TylermdeWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBeugelmans, DavidGordon FeinblattRegistered for: Coalition for Community Solar Access, Inc.; ECA Solar; CI Renewables; Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition Action (MAREC Action); Solar Landscape; Maryland Water Service, Inc.
FAVMurray, DavidMDVSEIARegistered for: TurningPoint Energy
UNFWashington, CharlesBGERegistered for: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
UNFLanier, IvanPepco and Delmarva PowerRegistered for: Pepco Holdings, LLC.; Pepco Holdings, Inc.