HB 1037

Energy Resource Adequacy and Planning Act

Sponsor: Brian M. Crosby (District 29B)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Strategic Energy Planning Office; requiring the Office to develop a Comprehensive Wholesale Energy Markets and Bulk Power System Risk Report and examine certain scenarios to support the development of the Risk Report; requiring the Risk Report to assess wholesale energy market financial resource adequacy and reliability risks and to identify any necessary cost-effective solutions that ensure electric system reliability while meeting the State's energy policy goals; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 25FavorableFWA 12Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Mettle, Katie	Advanced Energy United	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller, John	Chaberton Energy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Baker, Brittanylobbyist	Chesapeake Climate Action Network	Oral
FAV	Bartlett, MD, Alfred	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility (CPSR)	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	Stewart, Frances	Elders Climate Action Maryland	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	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Fry Hester, Katie	Maryland Senate	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fitzgerald, Garrett	Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection	Written (PDF)
FAV	Crosby, Brian	Office of Delegate Brian Crosby	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sanchez, Carlo	Sierra Club Maryland Chapter	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alexander, Peter	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Baylor, Frank	Individual	Position only
FAV	Cohn, Debbie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Crosby, Delegate Crosbylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hester, Katie Fry	Individual	Oral
FAV	teeter, jennifer	Individual	Position only
UNF	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
FWA	Reed, Dytonialobbyist	BGE	Written (PDF)
FWA	Dutta, Robin	Chesapeake Solar and Storage Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Pavlak, Alex	Future of Energy Initiative	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FWA	Baker, Benjamin	Maryland Public Service Commission	Oral
FWA	Hoover, Frederick	Maryland PublicService Commission	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Crye, John	Oceantic Network	Written (PDF)
FWA	Meredith, Leah	Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)	Position only
FWA	Sharif, Humnalobbyist	The Nature Conservancy	Written (PDF)
FWA	Todd, Brandonlobbyist	Washington Gas	Written (PDF)
FWA	Black-Woodson, Allysonlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Waheed, Fatima	Individual	Oral
INFO	Randolph, Edward	Caliber Stratigies	Oral
INFO	Lapp, David	Office of People's Counsel	Written (PDF)