HB 398

Abundant Affordable Clean Energy - Procurement and Development (AACE Act)

Sponsor: Lorig Charkoudian (District 20)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring each electric company in the State to submit to the Public Service Commission by certain dates plans for the construction or procurement of distribution-connected energy storage devices and to construct or procure the devices in accordance with the plan; providing for the creation of zero-emission credits by beneficial nuclear facilities; requiring the Commission to pursue certain coordinated approaches to offshore wind energy transmission development; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 44FavorableFWA 12Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 8Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Coronado Flores, Jose	CASA	Position only
FAV	Dunning, Bryan	Center for Progressive Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mauk, Jeff	Ceres	Written (PDF)
FAV	Baker, Brittanylobbyist	Chesapeake Climate Action Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, MD, Alfred	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility (CPSR)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dutta, Robin	Chesapeake Solar and Storage Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coggeshall, Charlie	Coalition for Community Solar Access	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gallagher, Zoelobbyist	Economic Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Frances	Elders Climate Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartolomeo, Kathleen	GCAN, MCRT	Position only
FAV	Feighner, Liz	HoCo Climate Action	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lawrence, Julia	Indivisible HoCoMD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Albacarys, Rico	International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 24	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Webster, Phil	Legislative body for the Unitarian Universalist faith, C/O Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Crump, Patrick	MEPPN	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zelaya, Michellelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
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	Position only
FAV	Mizrahi, Jennifer	Mizrahi Family Charitable Fund	Position only
FAV	Taylor, Caroline	Montogmery Countryside Alliance	Position only
FAV	McCarthy, Angie	Nature Forward	Written (PDF)
FAV	Crye, John	Oceantic Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sorce, Dona	Quaker Voice of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harrington, Joellobbyist	REV Renewables	Written (PDF)
FAV	McCulla, James	RWE Clean Energy, LLC	Oral
FAV	Meredith, Leah	Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps Jr, Ken	The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland	Oral
FAV	Rosales, Marianalobbyist	The Nature Conservancy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murray, Davidlobbyist	TurningPoint Energy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Charkoudian, Lorig	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cohn, Debbie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cook, Kristin	Individual	Position only
FAV	Delegate Charkoudian, Delegate Charkoudianlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Dubitsky, Adamlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kranz, Rhonda	Individual	Position only
FAV	Law, Elizabeth	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller, Susanlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stith, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Pavlak, Alex	Future of Energy Initiative	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Hunt, Christine	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
FWA	Mettle, Katie	Advanced Energy United	Written (PDF)
FWA	Jackson, Marcuslobbyist	Associated Builders and Contractors	Written (PDF)
FWA	Reed, Dytonialobbyist	BGE	Written (PDF)
FWA	Malone, Seanlobbyist	HJM	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Borkoski, John	MD Public Service Commission	Oral
FWA	Baker, Benjamin	Maryland Public Service Commission	Oral
FWA	Hoover, Frederick	Maryland PublicService Commission	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Vaughan, Evanlobbyist	Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition (MAREC Action)	Written (PDF)
FWA	Rentz, Nicole	New Columbia Solar	Written (PDF)
FWA	Klase, Annelobbyist	Pepco/DPL	Written (PDF)
FWA	Frederick, Joanne	Stop MPRP, Inc	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only

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Organizations on record

Advanced Energy UnitedFWA 1

Associated Builders and ContractorsFWA 1

BGEFWA 1

CASAFAV 1

Center for Progressive ReformFAV 1

CeresFAV 1

Chesapeake Climate Action NetworkFAV 1

Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility (CPSR)FAV 1

Chesapeake Solar and Storage AssociationFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Coalition for Community Solar AccessFAV 1

Constellation EnergyINFO 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

Economic Action MarylandFAV 1

Elders Climate Action MarylandFAV 1

Future of Energy InitiativeUNF 1

GCAN, MCRTFAV 1

HJMFWA 1

HoCo Climate ActionFAV 1

Indivisible HoCoMDFAV 1

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 24FAV 1

Law Office of Kevin O'KeeffeINFO 1

Legislative body for the Unitarian Universalist faith, C/O Unitarian Universalist Church of AnnapolisFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)INFO 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Catholics for Our Common HomeFAV 1

Maryland Energy AdministrationINFO 2

Maryland Energy Advocates CoalitionINFO 1

Maryland League of Conservation VotersFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland PIRGFAV 1

Maryland Public Service CommissionFWA 1

Maryland PublicService CommissionFWA 1

MD Public Service CommissionFWA 1

MD Sierra ClubFAV 1

MEPPNFAV 1

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

Mizrahi Family Charitable FundFAV 1

Montogmery Countryside AllianceFAV 1

Nature ForwardFAV 1

New Columbia SolarFWA 1

Oceantic NetworkFAV 1

Office of People's CounselINFO 1

Pepco/DPLFWA 1

Quaker Voice of MarylandFAV 1

REV RenewablesFAV 1

RWE Clean Energy, LLCFAV 1

Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)FAV 1

Stop MPRP, IncFWA 1

The Episcopal Diocese of MarylandFAV 1

The Nature ConservancyFAV 1

TurningPoint EnergyFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBaker, BrittanyChesapeake Climate Action NetworkRegistered for: Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund

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

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

FAVZelaya, MichelleMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

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

FAVScarr, EmilyMaryland PIRGRegistered for: Maryland PIRG Citizen Lobby

FAVHarrington, JoelREV RenewablesRegistered for: REV Renewables, LLC

FAVRosales, MarianaThe Nature ConservancyRegistered for: Nature Conservancy, The

FAVMurray, DavidTurningPoint EnergyRegistered for: TurningPoint Energy

FAVDubitsky, AdamRegistered for: Cogeco US (Delmar), LLC, d/b/a Breezeline; Conservative Energy Network

FAVMiller, SusanRegistered for: Earthjustice

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

FWAReed, DytoniaBGERegistered for: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

FWAMalone, SeanHJMRegistered for: AFT Maryland; Associated Builders & Contractors; Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) on behalf of National Strategies, LLC; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Baltimore Industrial Group; Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership…

FWAVaughan, EvanMid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition (MAREC Action)Registered for: Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition Action (MAREC Action)

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

INFOO'Keeffe, KevinLaw Office of Kevin O'KeeffeRegistered for: Eva Group LLC; IEC Chesapeake; PepsiCo; W.W. Grainger, Inc.…