Maryland Co-Location Energy Innovation and Reliability Act
Sponsor: April Miller (District 4)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)
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 (11)
MGA witness listFAV 4FavorableUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Delegate Miller, Delegate Millerlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Nelson, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Stegman, Matt | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Demiray, Sonia | Climate Communications Coalition | Position only |
| UNF | Feighner, Liz | Liz Feighner, self | Position only |
| UNF | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| UNF | Davis, Mariahlobbyist | Nature Forward | Position only |
| UNF | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Outten, Megan | Individual | Written (PDF) |