HB 818

Did not advance

Electricity - Community Solar Energy Generation - Consolidated Billing

Sponsor: Luke Clippinger (District 46)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a subscriber organization for a community solar energy generating system to participate in consolidated billing provided by the electric company serving the territory of the community solar energy generating system.

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Testimony (44)

MGA witness list

FAV 29FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 9UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Carter, Cindy	Cancer Support Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carter, Cindy	Cancer Support Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, MD, Alfred	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility (CPSR)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, MD, Alfred	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility (CPSR)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Heller, Lynn	Climate Access Fund Corporation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Heller, Lynn	Climate Access Fund Corporation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Elder, Leslie	Coalition for Community Solar Access	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elder, Leslie	Coalition for Community Solar Access	Written (PDF)
FAV	Peltier, Laurel	Energy Supplier Reform Coalition-will testify	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Peltier, Laurel	Energy Supplier Reform Coalition-will testify	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goldberg, Dylan	House Judiciary Committee	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Auerbach, Ruth	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Auerbach, Ruth	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, Diana	MLC Climate Justice Wing	Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, Diana	MLC Climate Justice Wing	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gordon, Shan	Maryland Energy Savers	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Skulnik, Gary	Neighborhood Sun	Written (PDF)
FAV	Skulnik, Gary	Neighborhood Sun	Written (PDF)
FAV	Montgomery, Endia	Office of People's Counsel	Written (PDF)
FAV	Montgomery, Endia	Office of People's Counsel	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Delegate Clippinger, Delegate Clippingerlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Clippinger, Delegate Clippingerlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Fiastro, Johnlobbyist	Individual	Position only
FAV	Meyer, Isaac	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller, Susanlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller, Susanlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosenthal, Lore	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Duffy, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	Lanzarotto, Katie	Pepco and Delmarva Power	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mayhew, Kim	Perry White Ross & Jacobson	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mayhew, Kim	Perry White Ross & Jacobson	Written (PDF)
UNF	Diefenbach, Linda	Individual	Position only
UNF	Gallagher, Alexis	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Quinn, Johnlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Quinn, Johnlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Williams, Peggy	Individual	Position only
FWA	Fiastro, Johnlobbyist	NRG, Energy, Inc	Written (PDF)
FWA	Feinstein, James	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Fiastro, Johnlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Stanek, Jason	MD. Public Service Commission	Written (PDF)
INFO	Stanek, Jason	MD. Public Service Commission	Written (PDF)
INFO	Smith, Lisalobbyist	Public Service Commission	Oral

Organizations on record

Cancer Support FoundationFAV 2

Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility (CPSR)FAV 2

Climate Access Fund CorporationFAV 2

Coalition for Community Solar AccessFAV 2

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

Energy Supplier Reform Coalition-will testifyFAV 2

House Judiciary CommitteeFAV 1

Indivisible Howard CountyFAV 2

Maryland Energy SaversFAV 1

MD. Public Service CommissionINFO 2

MLC Climate Justice WingFAV 2

Neighborhood SunFAV 2

NRG, Energy, IncFWA 1

Office of People's CounselFAV 2

Pepco and Delmarva PowerUNF 1

Perry White Ross & JacobsonUNF 2

Public Service CommissionINFO 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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.…

FAVMiller, SusanRegistered for: Earthjustice

UNFQuinn, JohnRegistered for: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

FWAFiastro, JohnNRG, Energy, IncRegistered 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.…

FWAFiastro, 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.…

INFOSmith, LisaPublic Service CommissionRegistered for: Ameresco; American Massage Therapy Association - MD Chapter; Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; NextEra Energy Resources, LLC; Othram; RWE Americas Services, LLC…