HB 1036

Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act)

Sponsor: C. T. Wilson (District 28)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 624 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the factors the Public Service Commission must consider before taking final action on a certificate of public convenience and necessity; establishing a distributed generation certificate of public convenience and necessity to authorize the construction and operation of a certain distributed solar energy generating system; requiring the Power Plant Research Program, by July 1, 2026, to develop and submit to the Commission proposed siting and design requirements and licensing conditions; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 26FavorableFWA 26Favorable with amendmentsUNF 91UnfavorableINFO 9Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Mettle, Katie	Advanced Energy United	Written (PDF)
FAV	Boucher, Doug	CCAN	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller, John	Chaberton Energy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Baker, Brittanylobbyist	Chesapeake Climate Action Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, MD, Alfred	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility (CPSR)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Coggeshall, Charlie	Coalition for Community Solar Access	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Garagiola, Rob	Compass Advocacy	Oral
FAV	DeMarco, Jamie	DeMarco Advocacy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Position only
FAV	Lewis, James	Farmer	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	HoCo Climate Action	Position only
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Liz Feighner, self	Position only
FAV	Harbeson, Kristenlobbyist	Maryland League of Conservation Voters	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Position only
FAV	Sanchez, Carlo	Sierra Club Maryland Chapter	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Meredith, Leah	Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)	Oral
FAV	Schottinger, Mark	Solar Landscape	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tabuteau, Richardlobbyist	Tabuteau, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Baylor, Frank	Individual	Position only
FAV	Delegate Wilson, Delegate Wilsonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Feldman, Senator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Feldmark, Joshualobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hance, Rosalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	teeter, jennifer	Individual	Position only
UNF	Bullock, Allison	Anne Arundel County Dairy Leasing 4-H	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ni, Tom	Anne Arundel Office of the County Executive	Written (PDF)
UNF	Myers, Brenda	Brenda Myers	Written (PDF)
UNF	Porter, Larry	Caroline County Commissioners	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Breeding, Travis	Caroline County Commissioners Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Saathoff, John	Caroline County Farm Bureau	Written (PDF)
UNF	Streight, Adam	Cecil County, Office of the County Executive	Written (PDF)
UNF	Patterson, Ralph	Charles County Commissioners	Oral
UNF	Cahall, Marshall	Chesterville Bridge Farm, LLC	Written (PDF)
UNF	Guy, Randy	Commissioners of St. Mary's County	Written (PDF)
UNF	Dell, Gary	Dell Brothers, Inc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Middleton, Graysonlobbyist	Delmarva Chicken Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Owings, Gail	Eastern Shore Heritage Inc	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bean, Carol	Eastern Shore Land Conservancy	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Hickman, Francis	Farmer	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Davis, Rob	Farmers Alliance for Rural Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Fry, Edwin	Farmers Alliance for Rural Maryland	Oral
UNF	Kirkwood, Kristin	Forever Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Cassilly, Robert	Harford County Government	Written (PDF)
UNF	Doran Lyons, Kimberly	Harford County Government	Written (PDF)
UNF	Richardson, Lawrence	Harford County Government	Position only
UNF	Jung, Deb	Howard County Council	Written (PDF)
UNF	Gallagher, George	Individual	Position only
UNF	Christensen-Lewis, Janet	Kent Conservation and Preservation Alliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Nickerson, Austin	Kent County Government	Oral
UNF	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Keegan-Ayer, M.C.	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Wilson, Jack	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral
UNF	Hough, Tylerlobbyist	Maryland Farm Bureau	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Seigler, Jane	Maryland Horse Council	Written (PDF)
UNF	Brice, Tyler	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kraszewski, Stephen	Mason Farms Produce LLC	Written (PDF)
UNF	Balc, Marilyn	Montgomery County Council	Oral
UNF	Taylor, Caroline	Montgomery County Countryside Alliance	Oral

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Organizations on record

Advanced Energy UnitedFAV 1

Advocates for Herring BayINFO 1

American Farmland TrustINFO 1

Anne Arundel County Dairy Leasing 4-HUNF 1

Anne Arundel Office of the County ExecutiveUNF 1

BGEFWA 1

Boyds Civic AssociationINFO 1

Brenda MyersUNF 1

Caroline County CommissionersUNF 1

Caroline County Commissioners OfficeUNF 1

Caroline County Farm BureauUNF 1

CCANFAV 1

Cecil County, Office of the County ExecutiveUNF 1

Center for Progressive ReformFWA 1

Chaberton EnergyFAV 1

Charles County CommissionersUNF 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFWA 2

Chesapeake Climate Action NetworkFAV 1

Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility (CPSR)FAV 1

Chesapeake Solar and Storage AssociationFWA 1

Chesterville Bridge Farm, LLCUNF 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFWA 1

Coalition for Community Solar AccessFAV 1

Commissioners of St. Mary's CountyUNF 1

Compass AdvocacyFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

Dell Brothers, Inc.UNF 1

Delmarva Chicken AssociationUNF 1

DeMarco AdvocacyFAV 1

Eastern Shore Heritage IncUNF 1

Eastern Shore Land ConservancyUNF 1

Elders Climate Action MarylandFWA 1

Energy AdvocacyFWA 1

FarmerFAV 1UNF 1

Farmers Alliance for Rural MarylandUNF 2

FirstEnergy / Potomac EdisonINFO 1

Forever MarylandUNF 1

Frederick County GovernmentFWA 1

hardcore logisticsUNF 1

Harford County GovernmentUNF 3

HoCo Climate ActionFAV 1

Howard County CouncilUNF 1

IGS SolarFWA 1

IndividualUNF 1

Kent Conservation and Preservation AllianceUNF 1

Kent County GovernmentUNF 1

Law Office of Kevin O'KeeffeINFO 1

League of Women Voters of MarylandINFO 1

Liz Feighner, selfFAV 1

Manno & Associates LLCFWA 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)UNF 3

Maryland Energy AdministrationINFO 1

Maryland Farm BureauUNF 1

Maryland Horse CouncilUNF 1

Maryland League of Conservation VotersFAV 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueUNF 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland Public Service CommissionFWA 2

Maryland PublicService CommissionFWA 1

Mason Farms Produce LLCUNF 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFWA 1

MD Public Service CommissionFWA 1

Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades AssociationFWA 1

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

Montgomery County CouncilUNF 1

Montgomery County Countryside AllianceUNF 1

Montgomery County Department of Environmental ProtectionUNF 1

Montogmery Countryside AllianceUNF 1

NoneUNF 1

Office of County Commissioners, Carroll CountyUNF 1

Office of People's CounselINFO 1

Pepco and Delmarva PowerFWA 1

Prince George's County Department of the EnvironmentUNF 1

Queen Anne’s Conservation AssociationUNF 1

Queen Anne's CountyUNF 1

Queen Anne's County CommissionersUNF 1

Queen Anne's County GovernmentUNF 1

Queen Anne's County Soil ConservationUNF 1

Sierra Club Maryland ChapterFAV 1

Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)FAV 1

Solar LandscapeFAV 1

Somerset County GovernmentUNF 1

Sparks-Glencoe Community Planning CouncilUNF 1

Sugarloaf Citizens AssociationUNF 1

Tabuteau, LLCFAV 1

The Nature ConservancyFWA 1

Turning Point EnergyFWA 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryUNF 1

Valleys Planning CouncilUNF 1

Washington GasFWA 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FAVHarbeson, KristenMaryland League of Conservation VotersRegistered for: Maryland League of Conservation Voters

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVTabuteau, RichardTabuteau, LLCRegistered for: Bolt Technology OÜ dba Hopp; Boyd Gaming Corporation; ChargePoint; Chevy Chase Village; Elev8 Baltimore, Inc.; Fortinet…

FAVFeldmark, JoshuaRegistered for: 38 Degrees North; Advanced Energy United; Alliance of Maryland Dental Plans; Allstate Insurance Company; America's Health Insurance Plans; American Council of Life Insurers…

FAVHance, RosaRegistered for: Enhanced Impact LLC; Potomac Riverkeeper Network; Sierra Club Maryland Chapter; Advanced Energy United; American Whitewater; Waterkeepers Chesapeake…

UNFMiddleton, GraysonDelmarva Chicken AssociationRegistered for: Delmarva Chicken Association

UNFHough, TylerMaryland Farm BureauRegistered for: Maryland Farm Bureau

UNFBereano, BruceRegistered for: 5400 Holiday Drive LLC; Anne Arundel County Fair; Aurora Technical Systems; BWI Airport Fire Rescue Local 1742; BWI Airport Professional Firefighters; BWI Taxi Management, Inc.…

UNFThompson, LindsayRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit…

FWANash, KatieEnergy AdvocacyRegistered for: Jenoptik; Career Firefighter Association of Frederick County; Vistra Corporate Services Company; Ivory Investments, LLC; Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc.; Sunrun, Inc.…

FWAManno, RogerManno & Associates LLCRegistered for: CAUSE; Constellation; Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35; Mechanical Contractors Association of Metro Washington; Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association; Payactiv…

FWAAscher, JasonMid-Atlantic Pipe Trades AssociationRegistered for: Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association; UA Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 486

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

FWADeal, PoetriPepco and Delmarva PowerRegistered for: Pepco Holdings, LLC.

FWADietz, MichelleThe Nature ConservancyRegistered for: Nature Conservancy, The

FWAMurray, DavidTurning Point EnergyRegistered for: TurningPoint Energy

FWATodd, BrandonWashington GasRegistered for:

FWAMurray, RoryRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Council of Engineering Companies/MD; Association of Independent Maryland and D.C. Schools; Chesapeake Watershed Restoration Professionals; Kaiser Permanente; Lightstar Renewables…

INFOTroxell, TimothyFirstEnergy / Potomac EdisonRegistered for: FirstEnergy, Corp.

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