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Renewable Energy - Customer-Sited Solar Program

Sponsor: Karen Lewis Young (District 3)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: First Reading Economic Matters (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Customer-Sited Solar Program in the Maryland Energy Administration for the purpose of increasing deployment of customer-sited solar energy generating systems and providing grants to eligible customer-generators; authorizing a third party to apply for a grant on behalf of an eligible customer-generator under certain circumstances; requiring the Administration to develop a certain consumer protection policy; providing for the funding of Program grants from certain compliance fees in the Strategic Energy Investment Fund; etc.

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Testimony (24)

MGA witness list
FAV 21FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVVillasenor, ErnestolobbyistCCANWritten (PDF)
FAVDutta, RobinChesapeake Solar and Storage AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCulley, ThadeusChesapeake Solar and Storage Association / SunrunOral
FAVMcGilvray, LaurieClimate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVHudson, LeeDelaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAPosition only
FAVBeasley, JariEDGEOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLevenson, JackEdge EnergyOral + Written (PDF)
FAVAssael, JakeGoodLeap / Maryland Rooftop Solar CoalitionOral + Written (PDF)
FAVAbbruzzese, RicklobbyistKO Public AffairsOral
FAVHarbeson, KristenlobbyistMaryland League of Conservation VotersWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVKelly, ErinMaryland Rooftop Solar Coalition (MRSC)Written (PDF)
FAVMerrick, EdMaryland Rooftop Solar Coalition (MRSC)Written (PDF)
FAVWallace, KylePosiGenOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWeidemann, CarlRevolution Solar, LLCWritten (PDF)
FAVShriner, MariahlobbyistSierra Club Maryland ChapterWritten (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVBuckler, LaurenIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVFarrell, ChelseaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVRodriguez, RicardoIndividualOral
FAVSenator Lewis Young, Senator Lewis YounglegislatorIndividualOral
UNFMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
FWARosales, MarianalobbyistThe Nature ConservancyWritten (PDF)
INFOFahrig, LandonMaryland Energy AdministrationWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVVillasenor, ErnestoCCANRegistered for: Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund
FAVAbbruzzese, RickKO Public AffairsRegistered for: Capital Logistics; Maryland Rooftop Solar Coalition (MRSC); Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America; Share Our Strength; We Work for Health; Maryland Catholic Conference
FAVHarbeson, KristenMaryland League of Conservation VotersRegistered for: Maryland League of Conservation Voters
FAVShriner, MariahSierra Club Maryland ChapterRegistered for:
FWARosales, MarianaThe Nature ConservancyRegistered for: Nature Conservancy, The