SB 781

Offshore Wind Energy - State Goals and Procurement (Promoting Offshore Wind Energy Resources Act)

Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: EnergyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 95 (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; altering the requirements for a certain report on offshore wind projects; requiring the Commission, by a certain date each year starting in 2024, to report on its Supplier Diversity Program; etc.

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Testimony (61)

MGA witness list

FAV 42FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 10UnfavorableINFO 4Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Brown, Jim	Audubon Mid-Atlantic	Written (PDF)
FAV	Greenberg, Joshua	Baltimore County	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Leonard, Victoria	Baltimore Washington Laborers' District Council, LiUNA	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	Carlson, John	Ceres	Oral
FAV	DeMarco, Jamie	Chesapeake Climate Action Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bollerud, Erica	Citizens' Climate Lobby Silver Spring-Takoma Park Chapter	Position only
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Climate Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Garagiola, Rob	Compass Advocacy	Oral
FAV	Guido, Jeffrylobbyist	Consulting by JLG	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartolomeo, Kathleen	GCAN, MCRT	Position only
FAV	Brock, Jenlobbyist	High Street Strategies	Written (PDF)
FAV	Albacarys, Balfour	International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 24	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	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	Fry Hester, Katie	Maryland Senate	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	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lapp, David	Office of People's Counsel	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Voytek, Maddy	Orsted	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mayhew, Kim	Perry White Ross & Jacobson	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cyphers, Moiralobbyist	The American Clean Power Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Strong, Jim	United Steelworkers	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Adams, MD, Joseph	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cohn, Debbie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Deutschmann, Richard	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gousha, Debbie	Individual	Position only
FAV	Kerr, Cait	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Hester, Senator Hesterlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Jackson, Marcuslobbyist	Associated Builders and Contractors	Written (PDF)
UNF	Duffy, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	Pavlak, Alex	Future of Energy Initiative	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Meehan, Richard	Town of Ocean City	Written (PDF)
UNF	Schulze, Dana	USAF Veteran	Position only
UNF	Adams, Michaellobbyist	Individual	Oral
UNF	Bereano, Brucelobbyist	Individual	Oral
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Welch, Franklin	Individual	Position only
UNF	West, Derek	Individual	Position only
FWA	Beirne, Samuel	Maryland Energy Administration	Oral
FWA	Opsal, Ryan	Maryland Energy Administration	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Klase, Annelobbyist	Pepco/DPL	Written (PDF)
FWA	Strum, Teaera	Strum Contracting Company Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Fredriksson, Ryanlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Stanek, Jason	MD. Public Service Commission	Written (PDF)
INFO	Robertson, Ellen	Maryland Department of General Services	Written (PDF)
INFO	Schreim, Morris	Maryland Public Service Commission	Oral

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Organizations on record

Associated Builders and ContractorsUNF 1

Audubon Mid-AtlanticFAV 1

Baltimore CountyFAV 1

Baltimore Washington Laborers' District Council, LiUNAFAV 1

BlueGreen AllianceFAV 1

Business Network for Offshore WindFAV 1

CASAFAV 1

CeresFAV 1

Chesapeake Climate Action NetworkFAV 1

Citizens' Climate Lobby Silver Spring-Takoma Park ChapterFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Climate PartnersFAV 1

Compass AdvocacyFAV 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

Consulting by JLGFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

Future of Energy InitiativeUNF 1

GCAN, MCRTFAV 1

High Street StrategiesFAV 1

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 24FAV 1

Ironworkers MASDCFAV 1

Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Federation of Howard CountyFAV 1

LS PowerFAV 1

Maryland Catholics for Our Common HomeFAV 1

Maryland Department of General ServicesINFO 1

Maryland Energy AdministrationFWA 2

Maryland League of Conservation VotersFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland PIRGFAV 1

Maryland Public Service CommissionINFO 1

Maryland SenateFAV 1

Maryland Sierra ClubFAV 1

Maryland State & DC AFL-CIOFAV 1

MD. Public Service CommissionINFO 1

Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition (MAREC Action)FAV 1

Montgomery County Department of Environmental ProtectionFAV 1

NAACPFAV 1

Office of People's CounselFAV 1

OrstedFAV 1

Pepco/DPLFWA 1

Perry White Ross & JacobsonFAV 1

Strum Contracting Company Inc.FWA 1

The American Clean Power AssociationFAV 1

The Brattle GroupINFO 1

Town of Ocean CityUNF 1

United SteelworkersFAV 1

USAF VeteranUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGuido, JeffryConsulting by JLGRegistered for: Consulting by JLG

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

FAVScarr, EmilyMaryland PIRGRegistered for: Maryland PIRG Citizen Lobby

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)

UNFJackson, MarcusAssociated Builders and ContractorsRegistered for: Associated Builders & Contractors

UNFAdams, MichaelRegistered for: Associated Builders & Contractors; Bailey & Glasser, LLP; Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Earnin; GTI Maryland, LLC; Maryland Retailers Alliance…

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.…

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

FWAFredriksson, RyanRegistered for: National Aquarium