Small Solar Energy Generating System Incentive Program - Eligibility and Generating Capacity
Sponsor: Dylan Behler (District 30A)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
Extending the deadline by which a solar energy generating system must be placed in service to be eligible for certification under the Small Solar Energy Generating System Incentive Program from January 1, 2028, to January 1, 2031; and increasing the total amount of in-State generating capacity for certain solar energy generating systems from 270 megawatts to 540 megawatts.
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Testimony (25)
MGA witness listFAV 17FavorableFWA 7Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Mauk, Jeff | Ceres | Position only |
| FAV | Wilkinson, nanci | Climate Mobilization Montgomery County | Position only |
| FAV | Hance, Rosalobbyist | Enhanced Impact LLC | Position only |
| FAV | Smith, Virginia | IndivisibleHoCoMD | Position only |
| FAV | Tulkin, Joshlobbyist | MD Sierra Club | Position only |
| FAV | Guilfoil, Mona | MD Third Act or Marylanders for Data Center Reform | Position only |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mizrahi, Jennifer | Mizrahi Family Charitable Fund | Position only |
| FAV | Rentz, Nicole | New Columbia Solar | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fesche, Camillelobbyist | RWL | Oral |
| FAV | Castelli, Williamlobbyist | Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLC | Oral |
| FAV | Schottinger, Mark | Solar Landscape | Oral |
| FAV | Simins, David | Solar Landscape, LLC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hamidi, Renee | Valleys Planning Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Behler, Delegate Behlerlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | McGilvray, Laurie | Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Stewart, Frances | Elders Climate Action Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Feighner, Liz | Liz Feighner, self | Position only |
| FWA | McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FWA | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Cohn, Debbie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Held, Karl | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Outten, Megan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
CeresFAV 1
Enhanced Impact LLCFAV 1
IndivisibleHoCoMDFAV 1
Liz Feighner, selfFWA 1
MD Sierra ClubFAV 1
New Columbia SolarFAV 1
RWLFAV 1
Solar LandscapeFAV 1
Solar Landscape, LLCFAV 1
YearFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVHance, RosaEnhanced Impact LLCRegistered for: Enhanced Impact LLC; Potomac Riverkeeper Network; Sierra Club Maryland Chapter; Advanced Energy United; American Whitewater; Waterkeepers Chesapeake…
FAVFesche, CamilleRWLRegistered for: Ashley, Inc.; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Behavioral Framework; Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC; Brewers Association of Maryland; Brown Advisory…
FAVCastelli, WilliamRifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCRegistered for: ASC Engineered Solutions; Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC; Board of County Commissioners of Allegany County, MD; Brown Advisory; Cable Telecommunications Association of Maryland, Delaware and D.C., Inc.; Colonial Pipeline Company…