Small Solar Energy Generating System Incentive Program - Eligibility and Generating Capacity
Sponsor: Kevin M. Harris (District 27)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: Hearing 2/26 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 (17)
MGA witness listFAV 14FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Climate Communications Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Smith, Virginia | IndivisibleHoCoMD | Position only |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rentz, Nicole | New Columbia Solar | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Castelli, Williamlobbyist | Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLC | Oral |
| FAV | Schottinger, Mark | Solar Landscape | Oral |
| FAV | Simins, David | Solar Landscape, LLC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Hamidi, Renee | Valleys Planning Council | Position only |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Felts, Nicole | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Harris, Kevin M. | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nelson, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Harris, Senator Harrislegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Sienna, Joan | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Dutta, Robin | Chesapeake Solar and Storage Association | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | McGilvray, Laurie | Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
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…