SB 682

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

Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Rereferred to Economic Matters (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a certain electric company to submit a report to the Public Service Commission on or before February 1 each year regarding certain votes cast by the electric company and any affiliates of the electric company at a meeting of the regional transmission organization; providing that the Act does not apply to municipal electric utilities; etc.

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Testimony (40)

MGA witness list

FAV 33FavorableUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Smith-Hams, Taylor	350.org	Written (PDF)
FAV	Villasenor, Ernestolobbyist	CCAN	Written (PDF)
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	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Position only
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	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hunter, Caseylobbyist	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harbeson, Kristenlobbyist	Maryland League of Conservation Voters	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scarr, Emilylobbyist	Maryland PIRG	Position only
FAV	Fry Hester, Katie	Maryland Senate	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Posner, Mark	Maryland Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fitzgerald, Garrett	Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection	Written (PDF)
FAV	Butler, TJ	NIA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lapp, David	Office of People's Counsel	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Compton, Stephanie	Our Zero Waste Future	Position only
FAV	Elaine, Arndt	SELF	Position only
FAV	Veazey, Liz	Solar United Neighbors	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	White, Ruth	www.HoCoClimateAction.org	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Renaud	Individual	Position only
FAV	Cohn, Debbie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Farrell, Chelsea	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mulbry, Walter	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Hester, Senator Hesterlegislator	Individual	Oral
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

CCANFAV 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

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 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 SenateFAV 1

Maryland Sierra ClubFAV 1

Montgomery County Department of Environmental ProtectionFAV 1

NIAFAV 1

Office of People's CounselFAV 1

Our Zero Waste FutureFAV 1

Pepco/DPLUNF 1

SELFFAV 1

Solar United NeighborsFAV 1

Venable LLPUNF 1

Washington GasUNF 1

www.HoCoClimateAction.orgFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVVillasenor, ErnestoCCANRegistered for: Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund

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

FAVHarbeson, KristenMaryland 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