HB 723

Electric Companies - Cost Containment Plans - Requirement (Securing Affordable, Valuable Investments in Next Generation Grid Solutions (SAVINGS) Act)

Sponsor: Lily Qi (District 15)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring electric companies to submit to the Public Service Commission cost containment plans for electric distribution and transmission system planning on or before January 1, 2027, and every 3 years thereafter; requiring the plans to combine to reduce peak electric system loads in a certain manner; and requiring electric companies to submit certain progress reports on the implementation of the plan.

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Testimony (46)

MGA witness list

FAV 32FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Kelly, Shawn	Advanced Energy United	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mettle, Katie	Advanced Energy United	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mauk, Jeff	Ceres	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dutta, Robin	Chesapeake Solar and Storage Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Culley, Thadeus	Chesapeake Solar and Storage Association / Sunrun	Oral
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	DeMarco, Jamie	DeMarco Advocacy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist	Economic Action Maryland Fund	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Frances	Elders Climate Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartolomeo, Kathleen	GCAN, MCRT	Position only
FAV	Konny, Crystal	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Liz Feighner, self	Position only
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Peltier, Laurel	Maryland Energy Advocates Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rehr, Rebeccalobbyist	Maryland League of Conservation Voters	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mizrahi, Jennifer	Mizrahi Family Charitable Fund	Position only
FAV	Fitzgerald, Garrett	Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sharif, Humnalobbyist	The Nature Conservancy	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alexander, Peter	Individual	Position only
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Cohn, Debbie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cook, Kristin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Qi, Delegate Qilegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Held, Karl	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Khan, Cynthia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lent, Michael	Individual	Position only
FAV	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
UNF	Frain, John	BGE	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Popham, Brysonlobbyist	Bryson F. Popham, P.A.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Johansson, Christian	Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer, Stella May Contracting, Inc.	Oral
UNF	Troxell, Timothylobbyist	FirstEnergy / Potomac Edison	Written (PDF)
UNF	Allen, Hannahlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Klase, Annelobbyist	Pepco Holdings	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
FWA	Smith, Joan	BOMA	Written (PDF)
FWA	Lapp, David	Office of People's Counsel	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kranz, Rhonda	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Outten, Megan	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Barve, Barve	MD PSC	Written (PDF)
INFO	Borkoski, John	MD Public Service Commission	Oral
INFO	Ballentine, Tom	NAIOP Maryland	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Advanced Energy UnitedFAV 2

BGEUNF 1

BOMAFWA 1

Bryson F. Popham, P.A.UNF 1

CeresFAV 1

Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer, Stella May Contracting, Inc.UNF 1

Chesapeake Solar and Storage AssociationFAV 1

Chesapeake Solar and Storage Association / SunrunFAV 1

Climate Communications CoalitionFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Climate Mobilization Montgomery CountyFAV 1

DeMarco AdvocacyFAV 1

Economic Action Maryland FundFAV 1

Elders Climate Action MarylandFAV 1

FirstEnergy / Potomac EdisonUNF 1

GCAN, MCRTFAV 1

Indivisible Howard CountyFAV 1

Liz Feighner, selfFAV 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Maryland Energy Advocates CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland League of Conservation VotersFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

MD PSCINFO 1

MD Public Service CommissionINFO 1

MD Sierra ClubFAV 1

Mizrahi Family Charitable FundFAV 1

Montgomery County Department of Environmental ProtectionFAV 1

NAIOP MarylandINFO 1

Office of People's CounselFWA 1

Pepco HoldingsUNF 1

The Nature ConservancyFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferEconomic Action Maryland FundRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Humane Society of the United States; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Humane World for Animals

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

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

FAVSharif, HumnaThe Nature ConservancyRegistered for: Nature Conservancy, The

UNFPopham, BrysonBryson F. Popham, P.A.Registered for: Agency Insurance Company of Maryland; Agency Services, Inc.; Army Alliance; Bryson F. Popham P.A.; Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Baltimore (BOMA); CVS Health…

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

UNFAllen, HannahMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce

UNFKlase, AnnePepco HoldingsRegistered for: Pepco Holdings, LLC.; Pepco Holdings, Inc.