Public Utilities - Transmission Lines - Advanced Transmission Technologies
Sponsor: Lorig Charkoudian (District 20)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the definition of 'qualified generator lead line' for purposes of provisions of law regarding certificates of public convenience and necessity; requiring an applicant for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of an overhead transmission line to include certain information in its application; requiring the Public Service Commission to consider certain evidence before taking final action on a certain application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity; etc.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 69FavorableFWA 10Favorable with amendmentsUNF 9Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Pope, Donna | - Select - | Position only |
| FAV | Myers, Brenda | Brenda Myers | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mauk, Jeff | Ceres | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Baker, Brittanylobbyist | Chesapeake Climate Action Network | Oral |
| FAV | McGilvray, Laurie | Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McGilvray, Laurie | Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hudson, Lee | Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA | Position only |
| FAV | Hudson, Lee | Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA | Position only |
| FAV | Stewart, Frances | Elders Climate Action Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stewart, Frances | Elders Climate Action Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gaver, Lisa | Gaver Farm, LLC | Position only |
| FAV | Goggin, Michael | Grid Strategies | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gramlich, Robert | Grid Strategies LLC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Feighner, Liz | HoCo Climate Action | Position only |
| FAV | Feighner, Liz | HoCo Climate Action | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Smith, Virginia | Indivisible HoCo Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Butchko, Dominic | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Butchko, Dominic | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hough, Tylerlobbyist | Maryland Farm Bureau | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rehr, Rebeccalobbyist | Maryland League of Conservation Voters | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Kinsey, Kathy | Mobilize Frederick | Position only |
| FAV | Lapp, David | Office of People's Counsel | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lapp, David | Office of People's Counsel | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Harms, Carter | Pew Charitable Trusts | Oral |
| FAV | Frederick, Joanne | Stop MPRP, Inc | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hester, Beth | Stop MPRP, Inc | Position only |
| FAV | Black, Stephen | Sugarloaf Alliance | Position only |
| FAV | McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Hamidi, Renee | Valleys Planning Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Alexander, Charles | n/a | Position only |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Baylor, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Bland, Daniel | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Braun, Kathryn | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Charkoudian, Lorig | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Charkoudian, Lorig | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cohn, Debbie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cohn, Debbie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Charkoudian, Delegate Charkoudianlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Charkoudian, Delegate Charkoudianlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Deutschmann, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Duvall, Kim | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Faris, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Freeman, Erin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Frye, Julie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Harwood, Pembroke | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Huang, Chungchi | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Isaac, Victoria | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Juul, Kirsten | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Kranz, Rhonda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Krumrine, Amanda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | McFarland, Elizabeth (Betsy) | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Miller, Benjamin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Miller, Whitney | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Moran, Matthew | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Moran, Suzannah | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Price, Brysn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
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Organizations on record
- Select -FAV 1
BGEUNF 2
Brenda MyersFAV 1
CeresFAV 1
Gaver Farm, LLCFAV 1
Grid StrategiesFAV 1
Grid Strategies LLCFAV 1
HoCo Climate ActionFAV 2
Maryland Farm BureauFAV 1
Mobilize FrederickFAV 1
n/aFAV 1FWA 1
Pepco/DPLUNF 1
Stop MPRP, IncFAV 2
Sugarloaf AllianceFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVBaker, BrittanyChesapeake Climate Action NetworkRegistered for: Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund
FAVRehr, RebeccaMaryland League of Conservation VotersRegistered for: Maryland League of Conservation Voters