Maryland Co-Location Energy Innovation and Reliability Act
Sponsor: Justin Ready (District 5)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 adopt regulations related to the construction of a generating station that is co-located with a data center but is not interconnected with the electric transmission system or electric distribution system.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 51FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Orens, Lisa | Bluebird Hall Farm | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Myers, Brenda | Brenda Myers | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gaver, Lisa | Gaver Farm, LLC | Position only |
| FAV | Ready, Justin | Maryland State Senate | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | parker, jean | Merriweather Post Pavilion | Position only |
| FAV | Frederick, Joanne | Stop MPRP, Inc | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hester, Beth | Stop MPRP, Inc | Position only |
| FAV | Shaw, Jaane | Stop MPRP,Inc | Position only |
| FAV | Bancells, Carol | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Baylor, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Belt, James | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bond, Charles | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Braun, Kathryn | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Cline, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Danmyer, Karen | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Danmyer, Karen | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Dzimiela Castillo, Carolyn | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | EBAUGH, CHERYL | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Freeman, Erin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Galloway, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Holly, Julie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Isaac, Victoria | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Krumrine, Amanda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Leidner, Brooke | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Matthews, Anne | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | McFarland, Elizabeth (Betsy) | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | McFarland, Mike | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Miller, Whitney | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Moore, Rachael | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Moran, Matthew | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | O'Malley, Lauriann | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Parker, Charles | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Patton, Mary | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pearman, Donna | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Price, Brysn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reese, Donna | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ringger-Weil, Michele | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Rosenblum, Alyssa | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ryan, Shawn | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Schulze, Glen | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Seibel, Derek | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Seibel, Laura | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Ready, Senator Readylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Shaw, Chalyse | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Smith, Nancy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Soderstrom, Derek | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Stratton, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | mackey, Melissa | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | parker, douglas | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Reed, Dytonialobbyist | BGE | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Stegman, Matt | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fahrig, Landon | Maryland Energy Administration | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Deal, Poetrilobbyist | Pepco and Delmarva Power | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Shriner, Mariahlobbyist | Sierra Club Maryland Chapter | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Pavlak, Alex | Future of Energy Initiative | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
BGEUNF 1
Bluebird Hall FarmFAV 1
Brenda MyersFAV 1
Gaver Farm, LLCFAV 1
Stop MPRP, IncFAV 2
Stop MPRP,IncFAV 1