SB 341

Public Utilities – Solar Energy Generating Systems and Solar Renewable Energy Credits (Affordable Solar Act)

Sponsor: Benjamin Brooks (District 10)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the purchase, installation, and use of a certain portable solar energy generating system for certain purposes; altering the renewable energy portfolio standard; requiring that certain alternative compliance fees be paid into a certain escrow account rather than into the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund; requiring the Public Service Commission to require electric companies to procure a certain number of SRECs and SREC-IIs; requiring the Commission to issue certain solicitations; etc.

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Testimony (98)

MGA witness list

FAV 83FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Baker, Ray	Baltimore- DC Building Trades	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mascioli, William	CCAN Volunteer	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mauk, Jeff	Ceres	Written (PDF)
FAV	Baker, Brittanylobbyist	Chesapeake Climate Action Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dutta, Robin	Chesapeake Solar and Storage Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilcove, Michael	Citizens' Climate Lobby (Maryland)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Searcy, Talisha	City of Takoma Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Demiray, Sonia	Climate Communications Coalition	Position only
FAV	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goldberg, Donald M.	Climate Law & Policy Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Climate Mobilization Montgomery County	Position only
FAV	Coggeshall, Charlie	Coalition for Community Solar Access	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hession, Melody	Delaware-Maryland Synod of the ELCA	Position only
FAV	Stewart, Frances	Elders Climate Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Organization, HoCo Climate Action	HoCo Climate Action	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rever, Katie	IGS Solar	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Orozco, Andrea	Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVa)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Albacarys, Rico	International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 24	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Singer, Elizabeth	Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Federation of Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hunter, Caseylobbyist	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Webster, Phil	Legislative body for the Unitarian Universalist faith, C/O Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feighner, Liz	Liz Feighner, self	Position only
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Guilfoil, Mona	MD Third Act or Marylanders for Data Center Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Crump, Patrick	MEPPN	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Simon, Robert	Maryland Catholics for Our Common Home	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rehr, Rebeccalobbyist	Maryland League of Conservation Voters	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scarr, Emilylobbyist	Maryland PIRG	Position only
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brooks, Benjamin	Maryland State Senate	Written (PDF)
FAV	LeVesque, Raymond	Maryland resident, citizen and voter	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vaughan, Evanlobbyist	Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition (MAREC Action)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kinsey, Kathy	Mobilize Frederick	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fitzgerald, Garrett	Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fidler, Elisabeth	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ostdahl, Maggielobbyist	National Aquarium	Written (PDF)
FAV	McCarthy, Angie	Nature Forward	Written (PDF)
FAV	Duckett-Randolph, Neka	Out 4 Justice	Position only
FAV	Habib, Imanlobbyist	Progressive Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mitchell, Molly	Quaker Voice of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arreola-Lennox, Georgina	Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dietz, Michellelobbyist	The Nature Conservancy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller, Cynthia	Third Act MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Detchon, Reid	Third Act Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeFries, Diane	n/a	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alexander, Peter	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Borror, Kristina	Individual	Position only
FAV	Cheston, Susan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cohn, Debbie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Deutschmann, Richard	Individual	Position only
FAV	Forbes, Beth	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gallagher, Patrice	Individual	Position only
FAV	Held, Karl	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hinz, Andrew	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hirshon, Robert	Individual	Position only
FAV	Jacob, Evelyn	Individual	Position only

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Organizations on record

Baltimore- DC Building TradesFAV 1

CCAN VolunteerFAV 1

CeresFAV 1

Chesapeake Climate Action NetworkFAV 1

Chesapeake Solar and Storage AssociationFAV 1

Citizens' Climate Lobby (Maryland)FAV 1

City of Takoma ParkFAV 1

Climate Communications CoalitionFAV 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Climate Law & Policy ProjectFAV 1

Climate Mobilization Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Coalition for Community Solar AccessFAV 1

CSGUNF 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod of the ELCAFAV 1

Elders Climate Action MarylandFAV 1

EMAUNF 1

FirstEnergy / Potomac EdisonUNF 1

HoCo Climate ActionFAV 1

IGS SolarFAV 1

Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVa)FAV 1

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 24FAV 1

Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Federation of Howard CountyFAV 1

League of Women Voters of MarylandFAV 1

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

Liz Feighner, selfFAV 1

Maryland Catholics for Our Common HomeFAV 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceINFO 1

Maryland Energy AdmINFO 1

Maryland League of Conservation VotersFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland PIRGFAV 1

Maryland resident, citizen and voterFAV 1

Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIOFAV 1

Maryland State SenateFAV 1

MD PSCFWA 1

MD Sierra ClubFAV 1

MD Third Act or Marylanders for Data Center ReformFAV 1

MEPPNFAV 1

Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition (MAREC Action)FAV 1

Mobilize FrederickFAV 1

Montgomery County Department of Environmental ProtectionFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

n/aFAV 1

National AquariumFAV 1

Nature ForwardFAV 1

Office of People's CounselINFO 1

Out 4 JusticeFAV 1

Progressive MarylandFAV 1

Public Service Commission of MarylandFWA 1

Quaker Voice of MarylandFAV 1

RECmintUNF 1

Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCFWA 1

Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)FAV 1

Solar LandscapeFWA 1

Solar Landscape, LLCFWA 1

SRECTradeUNF 1

The Nature ConservancyFAV 1

Third Act MarylandFAV 1

Third Act MDFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FAVHunter, CaseyLeague of Women Voters of MarylandRegistered for: League of Women Voters of Maryland

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

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

FAVScarr, EmilyMaryland PIRGRegistered for: Maryland PIRG Citizen Lobby

FAVVaughan, EvanMid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition (MAREC Action)Registered for: Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition Action (MAREC Action)

FAVOstdahl, MaggieNational AquariumRegistered for: National Aquarium

FAVHabib, ImanProgressive MarylandRegistered for: Progressive Maryland

FAVDietz, MichelleThe Nature ConservancyRegistered for: Nature Conservancy, The

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

UNFFiastro, JohnRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; Bayview Management LLC; Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 1 MD, VA & DC; Building Decarbonization Coalition; Carbon Solutions Group; Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc.…

FWACastelli, 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…

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