SB 613

Electricity - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Program and Property Taxes

Sponsor: Benjamin Brooks (District 10)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Making permanent the Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Pilot Program; requiring a community solar energy generating system to serve at least 40% of its kilowatt-hour output to low-income and moderate-income subscribers under certain circumstances; authorizing a subscription coordinator to act on behalf of a subscriber organization; altering requirements related to the siting and size of certain community solar energy generating systems projects; authorizing the use of consolidated billing for certain charges; etc.

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Testimony (61)

MGA witness list

FAV 45FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendmentsUNF 9UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Peltier, Laurel	AARP Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gramp, Kathleen	Advocates for Herring Bay	Written (PDF)
FAV	Avins, Miriam	Baltimore City Commission on Sustainability	Written (PDF)
FAV	Snyder, Abigaillobbyist	Baltimore Jewish Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller, John	Chaberton Energy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Myers, Doug	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, MD, Alfred	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility (CPSR)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jakuta, Joseph	Climate Parents of Prince George's	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Climate Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coggeshall, Charlie	Coalition for Community Solar Access	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Garagiola, Rob	Compass Advocacy	Oral
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Position only
FAV	Kelly O'Neill, Kaitlinlobbyist	ECA Solar	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Frances	Elders Climate Action Maryland	Position only
FAV	Venable, Victorialobbyist	Frederick County Government - Office of the County Executive	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartolomeo, Kathleen	GCAN, MCRT	Position only
FAV	Singer, Elizabeth	Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Federation of Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simon, Robert	Maryland Catholics for Our Common Home	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps, Jr., Kenneth	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harbeson, Kristenlobbyist	Maryland League of Conservation Voters	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scarr, Emilylobbyist	Maryland PIRG	Position only
FAV	Fitzgerald, Garrett	Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rentz, Nicole	New Columbia Solar	Written (PDF)
FAV	Springer, Jake	Nexamp	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alsobrooks, Angela	Prince George's County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jankowski, Joseph	Select...	Written (PDF)
FAV	Armstrong, Kimberly	Solar United Neighbors	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Egan, Ashleylobbyist	UULM-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Adams, MD, Joseph	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alexander, Peter	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Cohn, Debbie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davlin, Sharon	Individual	Position only
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fiastro, Johnlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fischler, Benjamin	Individual	Position only
FAV	Gousha, Debbie	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Brooks, Senator Brookslegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Quinn, Johnlobbyist	BGE	Written (PDF)
UNF	Quinn, Johnlobbyist	BGE	Oral
UNF	Duffy, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	Stanek, Jason	MD. Public Service Commission	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sproul, Brett	Maryland Public Service Commission	Oral
UNF	Klase, Annelobbyist	Pepco/DPL	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Mayhew, Kim	Perry White Ross & Jacobson	Written (PDF)
UNF	Gupta, Divesh	Individual	Oral
UNF	Mitchell, Jennifer	Individual	Position only
FWA	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FWA	Wivell, Brianlobbyist	Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO	Oral
FWA	Lapp, David	Office of People's Counsel	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Brooks, Benjamin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Lininger, Brettlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Rosenblum, Michael	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

AARP MarylandFAV 1

Advocates for Herring BayFAV 1

Baltimore City Commission on SustainabilityFAV 1

Baltimore Jewish CouncilFAV 1

BGEUNF 2

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Chaberton EnergyFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility (CPSR)FAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Climate Parents of Prince George'sFAV 1

Climate PartnersFAV 1

Coalition for Community Solar AccessFAV 1

Compass AdvocacyFAV 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

ECA SolarFAV 1

Elders Climate Action MarylandFAV 1

Frederick County Government - Office of the County ExecutiveFAV 1

GCAN, MCRTFAV 1

Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Federation of Howard CountyFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Catholics for Our Common HomeFAV 1

Maryland Energy AdministrationINFO 1

Maryland Episcopal Public Policy NetworkFAV 1

Maryland League of Conservation VotersFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland PIRGFAV 1

Maryland Public Service CommissionUNF 1

Maryland State & DC AFL-CIOFWA 2

MD Sierra ClubFAV 1

MD. Public Service CommissionUNF 1

Montgomery County Department of Environmental ProtectionFAV 1

New Columbia SolarFAV 1

NexampFAV 1

Office of People's CounselFWA 1

Pepco/DPLUNF 1

Perry White Ross & JacobsonUNF 1

Prince George's County ExecutiveFAV 1

Select...FAV 1

Solar United NeighborsFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

UULM-MDFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSnyder, AbigailBaltimore Jewish CouncilRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

FAVKelly O'Neill, KaitlinECA SolarRegistered for: ECA Solar

FAVVenable, VictoriaFrederick County Government - Office of the County ExecutiveRegistered for: Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

FAVHarbeson, KristenMaryland League of Conservation VotersRegistered for: Maryland League of Conservation Voters

FAVScarr, EmilyMaryland PIRGRegistered for: Maryland PIRG Citizen Lobby

FAVEgan, AshleyUULM-MDRegistered for: UULM-MD

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.…

UNFQuinn, JohnBGERegistered for: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

UNFKlase, AnnePepco/DPLRegistered for: Pepco Holdings, LLC.; Pepco Holdings, Inc.

FWAWivell, BrianMaryland State & DC AFL-CIORegistered for: Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1300

FWALininger, BrettRegistered for: Aflac (American Family Life Assurance Company); Amazon.com Services, LLC; American International Group; Boyd Gaming Corporation; Brookfield Power US Asset Management LLC; Centers for Better Insurance, LLC…