Battery Storage and Solar Arrays Safety Training Grant Program and Fund
What this bill does
Establishing the Battery Storage and Solar Arrays Safety Training Grant Program in the Maryland Energy Administration to provide grants to local governments to train local fire departments on certain safety aspects associated with lithium-ion battery storage systems installed with solar arrays; requiring the Administration, in consultation with certain entities, to establish certain training and emergency response standards for local governments relating to lithium-ion battery storage systems and solar arrays; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (27)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Leager, Kaleigh | Caroline County Commissioner's Office | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Porter, Larry | Caroline County Commissioners | Oral |
| FAV | Hale, Terry | Cecil County Councils Office | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Phillips, Robert | Maryland State Firefighter's Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Cirone, Christine | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Crepeau, Marisa | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | D'Arcy, Megan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Jacobs, Delegate Jacobslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | MANOHAR, KRISHNA | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Weiss, Ron | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Welch, Franklin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Kevin | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Butchko, Dominic | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |