Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Overhead Transmission Lines - Grid Enhancing Technologies
Sponsor: Chris West (District 42)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
Adding grid enhancing technologies to the list of requirements the Public Service Commission must consider before taking final action on an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of an overhead transmission line.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 66FavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Orens, Lisa | Bluebird Hall Farm | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Myers, Brenda | Brenda Myers | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hudson, Lee | Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA | Position only |
| FAV | Welch, Patrick | Energy Artisans | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gaver, Lisa | Gaver Farm, LLC | Position only |
| FAV | Hough, Tylerlobbyist | Maryland Farm Bureau | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rehr, Rebeccalobbyist | Maryland League of Conservation Voters | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | parker, jean | Merriweather Post Pavilion | Position only |
| FAV | Fitzgerald, Garrett | Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lapp, David | Office of People's Counsel | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | West, Christopher | Senator Chris West | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Frederick, Joanne | Stop MPRP, Inc | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hester, Beth | Stop MPRP, Inc | Position only |
| FAV | Malatt, Jessica | Stop MPRP, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shaw, Jaane | Stop MPRP,Inc | Position only |
| FAV | Black, Stephen | Sugarloaf Alliance | Position only |
| FAV | Hamidi, Renee | Valleys Planning Council | Written (PDF) |
| 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 | Harwood, Pembroke | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Holly, Julie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Isaac, Victoria | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Joachim, Caryn | 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 | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Miller, Whitney | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Moore, Rachael | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Moran, Matthew | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Moran, Suzannah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | O'Malley, Lauriann | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Parker, Charles | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Pearman, Donna | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Price, Brysn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reese, Donna | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Rosa, Richard | 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 West, Senator Westlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Shaw, Chalyse | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Shriver, Elizabeth | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Smith, Nancy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Soderstrom, Derek | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Stratton, Janet | Individual | Position only |
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Organizations on record
BGEINFO 1
Bluebird Hall FarmFAV 1
Brenda MyersFAV 1
Energy ArtisansFAV 1
Gaver Farm, LLCFAV 1
Maryland Farm BureauFAV 1
Pepco and Delmarva PowerINFO 1
Senator Chris WestFAV 1
Stop MPRP, IncFAV 2
Stop MPRP, Inc.FAV 1
Stop MPRP,IncFAV 1
Sugarloaf AllianceFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVRehr, RebeccaMaryland League of Conservation VotersRegistered for: Maryland League of Conservation Voters