SB 675

Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation

Sponsor: Mary Beth Carozza (District 38)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Public Service Commission to conduct an analysis of the full costs and benefits of sources of electricity generation in the State; requiring the Commission to include recommended policy changes to support the development of energy sources with the lowest costs and greatest benefits to the ratepayers of the State; and requiring the Commission to reports its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2026.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 22FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bresnahan, Tammy	AARP Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Reed, Dytonialobbyist	BGE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Position only
FAV	Middleton, Graysonlobbyist	Delmarva Chicken Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Klase, Annelobbyist	Pepco/DPL	Written (PDF)
FAV	Haddaway-Riccio, Jeannielobbyist	R&R Solutions	Written (PDF)
FAV	Castelli, Williamlobbyist	Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chambers, william	Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fisher, Travis	The Cato Institute	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jackson, Kristin	Waterman's Association of Worcester County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sharpe, Charlene	Worcester County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Baylor, Frank	Individual	Position only
FAV	Carozza, Senator Mary Beth	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frazier, Carol	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	McGean, Terence	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosa, Richard	Individual	Position only
FAV	Seibel, Laura	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Carozza, Senator Carozzalegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
FAV	teeter, jennifer	Individual	Position only
UNF	Pavlak, Alex	Future of Energy Initiative	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Feighner, Liz	HoCo Climate Action	Position only
UNF	Fahrig, Landon	Maryland Energy Administration	Written (PDF)
FWA	Baker, Benjamin	Maryland Public Service Commission	Oral
FWA	Hoover, Frederick	Maryland PublicService Commission	Written (PDF)
INFO	Lapp, David	Office of People's Counsel	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AARP MarylandFAV 1

BGEFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

Delmarva Chicken AssociationFAV 1

Future of Energy InitiativeUNF 1

HoCo Climate ActionUNF 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 1

Maryland Energy AdministrationUNF 1

Maryland Public Service CommissionFWA 1

Maryland PublicService CommissionFWA 1

Office of People's CounselINFO 1

Pepco/DPLFAV 1

R&R SolutionsFAV 1

Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCFAV 1

Salisbury Area Chamber of CommerceFAV 1

The Cato InstituteFAV 1

Waterman's Association of Worcester CountyFAV 1

Worcester CountyFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVReed, DytoniaBGERegistered for: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

FAVMiddleton, GraysonDelmarva Chicken AssociationRegistered for: Delmarva Chicken Association

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

FAVHaddaway-Riccio, JeannieR&R SolutionsRegistered for: Araminta USA; Dorchester County, Maryland; For All Seasons; Maryland Farm Bureau; Talbot Watermen's Association; Tetrus Corp.…

FAVCastelli, WilliamRifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCRegistered for: ASC Engineered Solutions; Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC; Board of County Commissioners of Allegany County, MD; Brown Advisory; Cable Telecommunications Association of Maryland, Delaware and D.C., Inc.; Colonial Pipeline Company…