HB 108

Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs - Energy Performance Targets and Low-Income Housing

Sponsor: Lorig Charkoudian (District 20)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to procure or provide for electricity customers energy efficiency and conservation programs and services designed to achieve an annual incremental gross energy savings of at least 0.4% starting in 2023; requiring the Department to develop a plan to coordinate and leverage funding sources to support certain energy efficiency and other home upgrades and a plan to provide energy efficiency retrofits to all low-income households by 2030; etc.

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Testimony (35)

MGA witness list

FAV 29FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Howard, Bryan	ACEEE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Worthman, Sandi	AIA Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Written (PDF)
FAV	Peltier, Laurel	Energy Supplier Reform Coalition-will testify	Written (PDF)
FAV	Diller, Michelle	Enterprise Community Partners	Oral
FAV	Norton, Ruth Ann	Green & Healthy Homes Initiative	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ballentine, Auriela	Green&Healthy Homes Initiative	Oral
FAV	Auerbach, Ruth	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bunn, Elizabeth	Labor Network for Sustainability (LNS)	Oral
FAV	Johnson, Jay	Lewis Construction	Oral
FAV	Cantori, Greg	Little Deeds, LLC	Position only
FAV	Younts, Diana	MLC Climate Justice Wing	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simon, Robert	Maryland Catholics for Our Common Home	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hartwell, Staci	NAACP	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wein, Olivia	National Consumer Law Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nevo, Raymond	National Housing Trust - EEFA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Laflamme, Lucy	Natural Resources Defense Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoover, Frederick	Office of the People's Counsel	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Charkoudian, Lorig	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Charkoudian, Delegate Charkoudianlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Individual	Position only
FAV	Latino Caucus, Maryland Legislative	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lewis, Jamal	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller, Susanlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Wieroniey, Stephen	American Chemistry Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Griffith, Michelle	DeVere Weatherization & Construction Services LLC	Oral
FWA	Graham, Cynthia	Huntsman	Oral
FWA	KWART, MICHAEL	INSULATION CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA	Written (PDF)
FWA	Koscher, Justin	Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association	Written (PDF)
INFO	Hargrove, Matthew	Total Home Performance	Oral