HB 40

Public Utilities - Transmission Lines - Advanced Transmission Technologies

Sponsor: Lorig Charkoudian (District 20)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the definition of 'qualified generator lead line' for provisions of law regarding certificates of public convenience and necessity; requiring an applicant for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of an overhead transmission line to include certain information in its application; requiring the Public Service Commission to consider certain evidence before taking action on a certain application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity; etc.

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Testimony (53)

MGA witness list

FAV 44FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Mettle, Katie	Advanced Energy United	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Jim	Audubon Mid-Atlantic	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dunning, Bryan	Center for Progressive Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mauk, Jeff	Ceres	Written (PDF)
FAV	Baker, Brittanylobbyist	Chesapeake Climate Action Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	DuBois, Gwen	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility	Written (PDF)
FAV	Demiray, Sonia	Climate Communications Coalition	Position only
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Climate Mobilization Montgomery County	Position only
FAV	Stewart, Frances	Elders Climate Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartolomeo, Kathleen	GCAN, MCRT	Position only
FAV	Shreve, Nathan	Grid Strategies LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Organization, HoCo Climate Action	HoCo Climate Action	Written (PDF)
FAV	Karegowdra, Sidaarth	Illuminate Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Webster, Phil	Legislative body for the Unitarian Universalist faith, C/O Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis	Position only
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Liz Feighner, self	Position only
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hough, Tylerlobbyist	Maryland Farm Bureau	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rehr, Rebeccalobbyist	Maryland League of Conservation Voters	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brice, Tyler	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kinsey, Kathy	Mobilize Frederick	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lapp, David	Office of People's Counsel	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ford, Benjamin	ShoreRivers	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sharif, Humnalobbyist	The Nature Conservancy	Position only
FAV	Detchon, Reid	Third Act Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Hamidi, Renee	Valleys Planning Council	Position only
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Charkoudian, Lorig	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cline, William	Individual	Position only
FAV	Cohn, Debbie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Charkoudian, Delegate Charkoudianlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Dubitsky, Adamlobbyist	Individual	Oral
FAV	Duvall, Kim	Individual	Position only
FAV	Faris, Mark	Individual	Position only
FAV	Grochowski, Kathy	Individual	Position only
FAV	Kranz, Rhonda	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	McIntosh, Shawn	Individual	Oral
FAV	Seibel, Laura	Individual	Position only
FAV	Soderstrom, Derek	Individual	Position only
FAV	teeter, jennifer	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Troxell, Timothylobbyist	FirstEnergy / Potomac Edison	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
FWA	Frain, John	BGE	Written (PDF)
FWA	Tarsel, Emily	Health Choice Maryland.org	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Barve, Barve	MD PSC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Schreim, Morris	Maryland Public Service Commission	Oral
FWA	Outten, Megan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Taylor, Sallie	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

Advanced Energy UnitedFAV 1

Audubon Mid-AtlanticFAV 1

BGEFWA 1

Center for Progressive ReformFAV 1

CeresFAV 1

Chesapeake Climate Action NetworkFAV 1

Chesapeake Physicians for Social ResponsibilityFAV 1

Climate Communications CoalitionFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Climate Mobilization Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Elders Climate Action MarylandFAV 1

FirstEnergy / Potomac EdisonUNF 1

GCAN, MCRTFAV 1

Grid Strategies LLCFAV 1

Health Choice Maryland.orgFWA 1

HoCo Climate ActionFAV 1

Illuminate MarylandFAV 1

Legislative body for the Unitarian Universalist faith, C/O Unitarian Universalist Church of AnnapolisFAV 1

Liz Feighner, selfFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 1

Maryland Farm BureauFAV 1

Maryland League of Conservation VotersFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueFAV 1

Maryland Public Service CommissionFWA 1

MD PSCFWA 1

MD Sierra ClubFAV 1

Mobilize FrederickFAV 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

Office of People's CounselFAV 1

ShoreRiversFAV 1

The Nature ConservancyFAV 1

Third Act MarylandFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Valleys Planning CouncilFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

FAVHough, TylerMaryland Farm BureauRegistered for: Maryland Farm Bureau

FAVRehr, RebeccaMaryland League of Conservation VotersRegistered for: Maryland League of Conservation Voters

FAVSharif, HumnaThe Nature ConservancyRegistered for: Nature Conservancy, The

FAVDubitsky, AdamRegistered for: Cogeco US (Delmar), LLC, d/b/a Breezeline; Conservative Energy Network

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