HB 54

Did not advance

Task Force to Study Restructuring Maryland's Electric Utility Industry

Sponsor: Nick Allen (District 8)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

Establishing the Task Force to Study Restructuring Maryland's Electric Utility Industry to study and make recommendations on restructuring the State's electric utility industry; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before November 1, 2027.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list

FAV 16FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 4Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Niehoff, Tessa	Baltimore Public Power Campaigne	Written (PDF)
FAV	Demiray, Sonia	Climate Communications Coalition	Position only
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Climate Mobilization Montgomery County	Position only
FAV	DeMarco, Jamie	DeMarco Advocacy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Frances	Elders Climate Action Maryland	Position only
FAV	Bartolomeo, Kathleen	GCAN, MCRT	Position only
FAV	Organization, HoCo Climate Action	HoCo Climate Action	Position only
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Liz Feighner, self	Position only
FAV	Peltier, Laurel	Maryland Energy Advocates Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGee, Christalobbyist	Maryland Realtors	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Allen, Delegate Allenlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only
FAV	Miller, Susanlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Troxell, Timothylobbyist	FirstEnergy / Potomac Edison	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
FWA	Solomon, Adam	Chaberton Energy	Written (PDF)
FWA	Lapp, David	Office of People's Counsel	Written (PDF)
FWA	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
INFO	Frain, John	BGE	Written (PDF)
INFO	Barve, Barve	MD PSC	Written (PDF)
INFO	Deal, Poetrilobbyist	Pepco and Delmarva Power	Written (PDF)
INFO	Outten, Megan	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore Public Power CampaigneFAV 1

BGEINFO 1

Chaberton EnergyFWA 1

Climate Communications CoalitionFAV 1

Climate Mobilization Montgomery CountyFAV 1

DeMarco AdvocacyFAV 1

Elders Climate Action MarylandFAV 1

FirstEnergy / Potomac EdisonUNF 1

GCAN, MCRTFAV 1

HoCo Climate ActionFAV 1

Liz Feighner, selfFAV 1

Maryland Energy Advocates CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland RealtorsFAV 1

MD PSCINFO 1

Office of People's CounselFWA 1

Pepco and Delmarva PowerINFO 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFWA 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMcGee, ChristaMaryland RealtorsRegistered for: Maryland REALTORS; Maryland Association of Realtors

FAVMiller, SusanRegistered for: Earthjustice

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

INFODeal, PoetriPepco and Delmarva PowerRegistered for: Pepco Holdings, LLC.