Offshore Wind Energy – State Goals and Procurement (Promoting Offshore Wind Energy Resources Act)
Sponsor: Lorig Charkoudian (District 20)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: EnergyStatus: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (36-10) (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring an application for any new qualified offshore wind project and a certain proposal for an offshore wind transmission facility to be subject to a certain community benefit agreement; requiring the Public Service Commission to request that PJM Interconnection conduct a certain analysis of transmission system upgrade and expansion options; establishing that the State be exempted from the renewable energy portfolio standard requirements under certain circumstances; etc.
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Testimony (69)
MGA witness listFAV 42FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 19UnfavorableINFO 4Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Brown, Jim | Audubon Mid-Atlantic | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Taylor, Dan | BlueGreen Alliance | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cook, Chuck | Business Network for Offshore Wind | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Coronado Flores, Jose | CASA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DeMarco, Jamie | Chesapeake Climate Action Network | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McGilvray, Laurie | Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Climate Partners | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Guido, Jeffrylobbyist | Consulting by JLG | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hudson, Lee | Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brock, Jenlobbyist | High Street Strategies | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Clark, Tom | IBEW 26 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Albacarys, Balfour | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 24 | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Feculak, Sebastian | Ironworkers MASDC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Singer, Elizabeth | Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Federation of Howard County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Segner, Sharon | LS Power | Oral |
| FAV | Simon, Robert | Maryland Catholics for Our Common Home | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Phelps, Jr., Kenneth | Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network | Position only |
| FAV | Rehr, Rebeccalobbyist | Maryland League of Conservation Voters | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Scarr, Emilylobbyist | Maryland PIRG | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Posner, Mark | Maryland Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Edwards, Donna | Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Vaughan, Evanlobbyist | Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition (MAREC Action) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fitzgerald, Garrett | Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hartwell, Staci | NAACP | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lapp, David | Office of People's Counsel | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Voytek, Maddy | Orsted | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mayhew, Kim | Perry White Ross & Jacobson | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sorce, Dona | Quaker Voice of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elaine, Arndt | SELF | Position only |
| FAV | Jankowski, Joseph | Select... | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown, Jr., Edsel | Southern Maryland Minority Chamber of Commerce | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cyphers, Moiralobbyist | The American Clean Power Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Strong, Jim | United Steelworkers | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Charkoudian, Lorig | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cohn, Debbie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Charkoudian, Delegate Charkoudianlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Feighner, Liz | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gousha, Debbie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Kerr, Cait | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | White, Marcelinelobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jackson, Marcuslobbyist | ABC | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Bereano, Brucelobbyist | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | MANOHAR, KRISHNA | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Mercier, Ellie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | brenner, loretta | Individual | Position only |
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Organizations on record
ABCUNF 1
Audubon Mid-AtlanticFAV 1
BlueGreen AllianceFAV 1
CASAFAV 1
Climate PartnersFAV 1
Concerned CitizenUNF 1
Consulting by JLGFAV 1
IBEW 26FAV 1
Ironworkers MASDCFAV 1
LS PowerFAV 1
Maryland Energy AdministrationFWA 2INFO 1
Maryland PIRGFAV 1
Maryland Sierra ClubFAV 1
NAACPFAV 1
OrstedFAV 1
Pepco/DPLFWA 1
PSCINFO 1
Select...FAV 1
SELFFAV 1
The Brattle GroupINFO 1
United SteelworkersFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVBrock, JenHigh Street StrategiesRegistered for: Oceantic Network; KaBoom, Inc.; City of Salisbury; US Wind, Inc.; Greater Baden Medical Services; CI Renewables…
FAVRehr, RebeccaMaryland League of Conservation VotersRegistered for: Maryland League of Conservation Voters
FAVVaughan, EvanMid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition (MAREC Action)Registered for: Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition Action (MAREC Action)
FAVCyphers, MoiraThe American Clean Power AssociationRegistered for: American Clean Power; American Clean Power Association (ACP)
FAVWhite, MarcelineRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition
UNFBereano, BruceRegistered for: 5400 Holiday Drive LLC; Anne Arundel County Fair; Aurora Technical Systems; BWI Airport Fire Rescue Local 1742; BWI Airport Professional Firefighters; BWI Taxi Management, Inc.…