HB 505

Electric Companies - Regional Transmission Organizations - Membership and Report (Utility Transparency and Accountability Act)

Sponsor: Lorig Charkoudian (District 20)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Conference Committee Appointed (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a certain electric company to be a member of a regional transmission organization; and requiring a certain electric company, by February 1 each year, to submit a report to the Public Service Commission regarding certain votes cast by the electric company and any of its affiliates at a meeting of the regional transmission organization.

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Testimony (41)

MGA witness list

FAV 34FavorableUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Smith-Hams, Taylor	350.org	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	BWCUMC Creation Care	Position only
FAV	Coronado Flores, Jose	CASA	Position only
FAV	Villasenor, Ernestolobbyist	CCAN	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dunning, Bryan	Center for Progressive Reform	Position only
FAV	Summers, Clara	Citizens Utility Board of Illinois	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Demiray, Sonia	Climate Communications Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carr, Alfred	DC Department of Energy & Environment	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gallagher, Zoelobbyist	Economic Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Frances	Elders Climate Action Maryland	Position only
FAV	Kasper, Matthew	Energy and Policy Institute	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Virginia	Indivisible HoCo Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Duer-Balkind, Marshall	Institute for Market Transformation	Position only
FAV	Hunter, Caseylobbyist	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rehr, Rebeccalobbyist	Maryland League of Conservation Voters	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scarr, Emilylobbyist	Maryland PIRG	Position only
FAV	Posner, Mark	Maryland Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fitzgerald, Garrett	Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lapp, David	Office of People's Counsel	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Elaine, Arndt	SELF	Position only
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Auerbach, Ruth	Individual	Position only
FAV	Charkoudian, Lorig	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cohn, Debbie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Charkoudian, Delegate Charkoudianlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Farrell, Chelsea	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kickenson, Jerry	Individual	Position only
FAV	Pendzich, Christine	Individual	Position only
FAV	Simms, Kate	Individual	Position only
FAV	Verchinski, Paul	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wharton, Leslie	Individual	Position only
UNF	Washington, Charleslobbyist	BGE	Oral
UNF	Walker, Jennifer	Exelon	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Collins, Carvillelobbyist	Maryland Employers for Civil Justice Reform Coalition	Written (PDF)
UNF	Klase, Annelobbyist	Pepco/DPL	Oral
UNF	quinn, brianlobbyist	Venable LLP	Written (PDF)
UNF	Geraldo, Manuellobbyist	Washington Gas	Written (PDF)
INFO	Hoover, Frederick	Maryland PublicService Commission	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

350.orgFAV 1

BGEUNF 1

BWCUMC Creation CareFAV 1

CASAFAV 1

CCANFAV 1

Center for Progressive ReformFAV 1

Citizens Utility Board of IllinoisFAV 1

Climate Communications CoalitionFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

DC Department of Energy & EnvironmentFAV 1

Economic Action MarylandFAV 1

Elders Climate Action MarylandFAV 1

Energy and Policy InstituteFAV 1

ExelonUNF 1

Indivisible HoCo MarylandFAV 1

Institute for Market TransformationFAV 1

League of Women Voters of MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Employers for Civil Justice Reform CoalitionUNF 1

Maryland League of Conservation VotersFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland PIRGFAV 1

Maryland PublicService CommissionINFO 1

Maryland Sierra ClubFAV 1

Montgomery County Department of Environmental ProtectionFAV 1

Office of People's CounselFAV 1

Pepco/DPLUNF 1

SELFFAV 1

Venable LLPUNF 1

Washington GasUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVVillasenor, ErnestoCCANRegistered for: Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund

FAVGallagher, ZoeEconomic Action MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland

FAVHunter, CaseyLeague of Women Voters of MarylandRegistered for: League of Women Voters of Maryland

FAVRehr, RebeccaMaryland League of Conservation VotersRegistered for: Maryland League of Conservation Voters

FAVScarr, EmilyMaryland PIRGRegistered for: Maryland PIRG Citizen Lobby

UNFWashington, CharlesBGERegistered for: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

UNFCollins, CarvilleMaryland Employers for Civil Justice Reform CoalitionRegistered for: Artesian Resources Corporation; Columbia Gas of Maryland; Maryland Employers for Civil Justice Reform Coalition; Pepco Holdings, LLC.; Health Facilities Association of Maryland; General Motors LLC…

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

UNFquinn, brianVenable LLPRegistered for: AES Warrior Run; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Baltimore Public Markets Corporation; Chesapeake Utilities Corporation; David S. Brown Enterprises, Ltd.…

UNFGeraldo, ManuelWashington GasRegistered for: Washington Gas Light