Local Government – Building Permits for Residential Solar Energy and Residential Energy Storage Systems – Required Platform and Inspections
What this bill does
Requiring a county or municipality to implement the web-based platform SolarAPP+ for features supporting the tracking and approval of residential building permits for certain residential solar energy projects, residential energy storage projects, and main electric panel alterations by a certain date except under certain circumstances; requiring a county or municipality to adopt certain procedures for required inspections for a certain building permit under certain circumstances; etc.
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Testimony (24)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Wilkinson, nanci | Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Dutta, Robin | Chesapeake Solar and Storage Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Culley, Thadeus | Chesapeake Solar and Storage Association / Sunrun | Oral |
| FAV | Fahrig, Landon | Maryland Energy Administration | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schwartz, Evie | Maryland Energy Administration | Oral |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Scarr, Emilylobbyist | Maryland PIRG | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Davis, Benjamin | Permit Power | Oral |
| FAV | Elaine, Arndt | SELF | Position only |
| FAV | Armstrong, Kimberly | Solar United Neighbors | Oral |
| FAV | Veazey, Liz | Solar United Neighbors | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Markham, Matthew | SolarAPP+ Foundation | Oral |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Cohn, Debbie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo, Delegate Fraser-Hidalgolegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Deutschmann, Richard | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fraser-Hidalgo, David | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rahman, Ameera | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Fiore, Justin | Maryland Municipal League | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ebron, Lory | Somerset County Government | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Buckler, Lauren | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Raine, James | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Sanderson, Michael | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Bomer, Bryan | Department of Permitting Services | Oral |