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Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Construction of Data Centers

Sponsor: Bill Ferguson (District 46)Committee: RulesSubject: Utility RegulationStatus: First Reading Senate Rules (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Expanding the application of certain requirements for the construction of certain overhead transmission lines to include certain other transmission lines; requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt regulations to establish specific criteria for making the determination to waive, for good cause, the requirement to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity in certain circumstances; prohibiting the construction of a data center in certain development districts in Baltimore City; etc.

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