Electricity - Data Centers - Rate Schedule and Requirements
Sponsor: C. T. Wilson (District 28)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Hearing 2/20 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 for approval a specific rate schedule for certain data center customers with certain required provisions, including minimum durations, financial responsibilities, and fees.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 46FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Pope, Donna | - Select - | Position only |
| FAV | Myers, Brenda | Brenda Myers | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McGilvray, Laurie | Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gaver, Lisa | Gaver Farm, LLC | Position only |
| FAV | Feighner, Liz | HoCo Climate Action | Position only |
| FAV | Peltier, Laurel | Maryland Energy Advocates Coalition | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Harbeson, Kristenlobbyist | Maryland League of Conservation Voters | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lapp, David | Office of People's Counsel | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Sierra Club Maryland Chapter | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Frederick, Joanne | Stop MPRP, Inc | 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 | Alexander, Charles | n/a | Position only |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Baylor, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Bland, Daniel | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Braun, Kathryn | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Cohn, Debbie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Wilson, Delegate Wilsonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Duvall, Kim | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Faris, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Freeman, Erin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Frye, Julie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Griffith, Anna | Individual | Oral |
| 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 | Maust, Karen | 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 | Position only |
| FAV | Ryan, Shawn | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Seibel, Derek | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Seibel, Laura | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Smith Hughes, Alice | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Soderstrom, Derek | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Stratton, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Swartz, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Taylor, Tom | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Werner, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | teeter, jennifer | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Boender, Kharalobbyist | Data Center Coalition | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Clark, Tom | IBEW 26 | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Albacarys, Rico | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 24 | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Manno, Rogerlobbyist | Manno & Associates LLC | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Wieland, Tom | Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md. | Position only |
| FWA | Jones, Brittanylobbyist | BGE | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Klase, Annelobbyist | Pepco/DPL | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Baker, Benjamin | Maryland Public Service Commission | Oral |
| INFO | Hoover, Frederick | Maryland PublicService Commission | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
- Select -FAV 1
BGEFWA 1
Brenda MyersFAV 1
Gaver Farm, LLCFAV 1
HoCo Climate ActionFAV 1
IBEW 26UNF 1
n/aFAV 1
Pepco/DPLFWA 1
Stop MPRP, IncFAV 2
Sugarloaf AllianceFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVHarbeson, KristenMaryland League of Conservation VotersRegistered for: Maryland League of Conservation Voters
UNFBoender, KharaData Center CoalitionRegistered for: Data Center Coalition; Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA)
UNFManno, RogerManno & Associates LLCRegistered for: CAUSE; Constellation; Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35; Mechanical Contractors Association of Metro Washington; Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association; Payactiv…