SB 749

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Residential Retail Customer and Retail Electricity Suppliers - Definition and Alterations

Sponsor: Dawn Gile (District 33)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

Defining the term 'residential retail customer' for the purchase of gas or electricity for home use; altering the requirements for residential electricity suppliers to use a certain calculation of an electric company's standard offer service rate in setting the price for electricity under certain circumstances; authorizing residential electricity suppliers to use consolidated billing; and altering the requirements of the Public Service Commission in approving the price of electricity marketed as green power.

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Testimony (26)

MGA witness list

FAV 5FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 12UnfavorableINFO 4Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Gile, Dawn	MD Senate	Written (PDF)
FAV	Anleu, Brianlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Outten, Megan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Gile, Senator Gilelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Valentino, Jane	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Westrick, Saralobbyist	AARP Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Andes, Benjamin F. Guylobbyist	BGE	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
UNF	Stewart, Frances	Elders Climate Action Maryland	Position only
UNF	Organization, HoCo Climate Action	HoCo Climate Action	Position only
UNF	Feighner, Liz	Liz Feighner, self	Position only
UNF	Peltier, Laurel	Maryland Energy Advocates Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Deal, Poetrilobbyist	Pepco and Delmarva Power	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Reinhardt, Richardlobbyist	Percy Public Affairs, LLC	Written (PDF)
UNF	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
UNF	Cohn, Debbie	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Dennison, Tom	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Hayden, Mark	Constellation	Oral
FWA	Wilson, Bert	Energy Artisans, LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Favazza, Johnlobbyist	Manis Canning & Associates	Written (PDF)
FWA	Williams, Janique	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	binetti, ricklobbyist	Individual	Oral
INFO	Barve, Barve	MD PSC	Written (PDF)
INFO	Baker, Benjamin	Maryland Public Service Commission	Oral
INFO	Lapp, David	Office of People's Counsel	Written (PDF)
INFO	Foxworth, Alexis	Public Service Commission	Oral

Organizations on record

AARP MarylandUNF 1

BGEUNF 1

Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionUNF 1

ConstellationFWA 1

Elders Climate Action MarylandUNF 1

Energy Artisans, LLCFWA 1

HoCo Climate ActionUNF 1

Liz Feighner, selfUNF 1

Manis Canning & AssociatesFWA 1

Maryland Energy Advocates CoalitionUNF 1

Maryland Public Service CommissionINFO 1

MD PSCINFO 1

MD SenateFAV 1

Office of People's CounselINFO 1

Pepco and Delmarva PowerUNF 1

Percy Public Affairs, LLCUNF 1

Public Service CommissionINFO 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVAnleu, BrianRegistered for: AOBA; Apartment & Office Building Association; National Apartment Association

UNFWestrick, SaraAARP MarylandRegistered for: AARP Maryland

UNFAndes, Benjamin F. GuyBGERegistered for: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

UNFDeal, PoetriPepco and Delmarva PowerRegistered for: Pepco Holdings, LLC.

UNFReinhardt, RichardPercy Public Affairs, LLCRegistered for: Allegany County Historical Society; Allegany Museum, Inc.; City of Cumberland; City of Frostburg; Diamond Game; Inncuvate Community Development Partners, Inc.…

FWAFavazza, JohnManis Canning & AssociatesRegistered for: Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.; Baltimore Cyber Range LLC dba BCR Cyber; Baltimore Ravens…

FWAbinetti, rickRegistered for: WGL Energy Services, Inc.; Mayor and City of Baltimore, The; Catoctin Farms; Honey's Harvest Farm; Acknowledge Farms; Irvine Natural Science Center, Inc.…