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SB 79

EnactedCrossfile HB 473
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Electricity – Change of Address – Maintenance of Subscriptions and Contracts

Sponsor: Benjamin F. Kramer (District 19)Committee: FinanceSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 266 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a subscriber to a community solar energy generating system who has a change in the service address associated with the subscription to maintain the subscription if the new address is in the same electric territory; prohibiting an electric company or a subscription organization from terminating a subscriber's subscription due to a change of a certain address under certain circumstances; requiring an electric company to make certain changes to accommodate a subscriber's change of address under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (8)

MGA witness list
FAV 6FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVMurray, DavidlobbyistChesapeake Solar & Storage AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVEckstein, BryanForefront PowerOral + Written (PDF)
FAVFahrig, LandonMaryland Energy AdministrationWritten (PDF)
FAVFeinstein, JamesIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVFiastro, JohnlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Kramer, Senator KramerlegislatorIndividualOral
FWAAntonio Soruco, AntonioWGL EnergyWritten (PDF)
INFOOBrien, RheaPepco HoldingsWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMurray, DavidChesapeake Solar & Storage AssociationRegistered for: TurningPoint Energy
FAVFiastro, JohnRegistered 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.