Organization on the record
Maryland Public Service Commission
Bills
67
38 for · 7 against · 32 info
Got their outcome
53%
19 of 36 decided
Lobbyists hired
0
none registered
Reported lobbying spend
$0
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file
What this organization does in Annapolis
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Testimony history
2026 Regular Session15 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1 Investor-Owned Electric, Gas, and Gas and Electric Companies - Cost Recovery - Limitations | INFO | Baker, Benjamin | Did not advance |
| HB 40 Public Utilities - Transmission Lines - Advanced Transmission Technologies | FWA | Schreim, Morris | Did not advance |
| HB 674 Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation | FWA | Baker, Benjamin | Did not advance |
| HB 928 Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity - Transmission Lines - Applicability and Waivers | FWA | Baker, Benjamin | Did not advance |
| HB 940 Large Load Customers - Electric System Interconnection and Demand Response Program | INFO | Baker, Benjamin | Did not advance |
| HB 1253 Gas Companies - Infrastructure Investments - Cost Recovery and Customer Notification (Break STRIDE Act) | INFO | Baker, Benjamin | Did not advance |
| HB 1442 Community Choice Aggregation Pilot Program - Definition, Application, and Workgroup - Modifications | INFO | Baker, Benjamin | Did not advance |
| HB 1532 Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act | FWA | Baker, Benjamin | Enacted |
| HB 1532 Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act | FWA | Baker, Benjamin | Enacted |
| SB 2 Investor-Owned Electric, Gas, and Gas and Electric Companies - Cost Recovery - Limitations | INFO | Baker, Benjamin | Did not advance |
| SB 201 Public Utilities - Transmission Lines - Advanced Transmission Technologies | FWA | Schreim, Morris | Did not advance |
| SB 596 Large Load Customers - Electric System Interconnection and Demand Response Program | INFO | Baker, Benjamin | Did not advance |
| SB 749 Residential Retail Customer and Retail Electricity Suppliers - Definition and Alterations | INFO | Baker, Benjamin | Did not advance |
| SB 841 Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act | FWA | Baker, Benjamin | Did not advance |
| SB 992 Public Utilities - Large Load Customers - Registration and Demand Response Program | INFO | Baker, Benjamin | Did not advance |
2025 Regular Session13 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 398 Abundant Affordable Clean Energy - Procurement and Development (AACE Act) | FWA | Baker, Benjamin | Did not advance |
| HB 829 Public Utilities - Transmission Lines - Advanced Transmission Technologies | FWA | Baker, Benjamin | Did not advance |
| HB 900 Electricity - Data Centers - Rate Schedule and Requirements | INFO | Baker, Benjamin | Did not advance |
| HB 1035 Electricity and Gas - Emissions Reductions, Rate Regulation, Cost Recovery, Infrastructure, Planning, Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, and Energy Assistance Programs (Next Generation Energy Act) | FWA | Baker, Benjamin | Enacted |
| HB 1036 Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act) | FWA | Chy, David | Enacted |
| HB 1036 Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act) | FWA | Baker, Benjamin | Enacted |
| HB 1037 Energy Resource Adequacy and Planning Act | FWA | Baker, Benjamin | Vetoed |
| HB 1149 Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation | FWA | Baker, Benjamin | Did not advance |
| HB 1225 Public Utilities - Electric Distribution System Plans - Establishment (Affordable Grid Act) | INFO | Baker, Benjamin | Did not advance |
| SB 316 Abundant Affordable Clean Energy - Procurement and Development (AACE Act) | FWA | Baker, Benjamin | Did not advance |
| SB 675 Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation | FWA | Baker, Benjamin | Did not advance |
| SB 913 Department of Agriculture - Public Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment - Registration, Regulation, and Oversight | INFO | Baker, Benjamin | Did not advance |
| SB 953 Construction and Expansion of Transmission Lines and Task Force to Develop a Realistic Electricity Plan for Maryland | FWA | Baker, Benjamin | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session23 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 236 Public Service Commission - Electricity Supply and Consumer Protections - Regulations and Orders | FWA | Ochoa, Christina | Did not advance |
| HB 236 Public Service Commission - Electricity Supply and Consumer Protections - Regulations and Orders | FWA | Baker, Benjamin | Did not advance |
| HB 267 Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply - Regulation and Consumer Protection | FWA | Baker, Benjamin | Did not advance |
| HB 267 Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply - Regulation and Consumer Protection | FWA | Ochoa, Christina | Did not advance |
| HB 397 Public Utilities – Thermal Energy Network Systems – Authorization and Establishment (Working for Accessible Renewable Maryland Thermal Heat (WARMTH) Act) | FAV | Baker, Benjamin | Enacted |
| HB 731 Natural Gas - Strategic Infrastructure Development and Enhancement (Ratepayer Protection Act) | INFO | Baker, Benjamin | Did not advance |
| HB 864 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans | FWA | Baker, Benjamin | Enacted |
| HB 864 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans | FAV | Baker, Benjamin | Enacted |
| HB 1046 Public Utilities - Distributed Generation Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity | INFO | Sproul, Brett | Did not advance |
| HB 1112 Public Service Commission - Energy Storage Devices - Acquisition and Deployment | FWA | Mitchell, Miles | Did not advance |
| HB 1112 Public Service Commission - Energy Storage Devices - Acquisition and Deployment | INFO | Schreim, Morris | Did not advance |
| HB 1256 Electricity – Tariffs, Distributed Energy Resources, and Electric Distribution System Support Services (Distributed Renewable Integration and Vehicle Electrification (DRIVE) Act) | INFO | Sproul, Brett | Enacted |
| HB 1435 Renewable Energy - Net Energy Metering Aggregation, Solar Renewable Energy Credits, and Taxes on Solar Energy Generating Systems (Brighter Tomorrow Act) | INFO | Sproul, Brett | Did not advance |
| SB 1 Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply - Regulation and Consumer Protection | FWA | Baker, Benjamin | Enacted |
| SB 1 Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply - Regulation and Consumer Protection | FWA | Ochoa, Christina | Enacted |
| SB 1 Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply - Regulation and Consumer Protection | FWA | Baker, Benjamin | Enacted |
| SB 337 Environment - Commission on Climate Change Membership - Additions | FAV | Ochoa, Christina | Enacted |
| SB 548 Natural Gas - Strategic Infrastructure Development and Enhancement (Ratepayer Protection Act) | INFO | Baker, Benjamin | Did not advance |
| SB 570 Public Utilities - Thermal Energy Network Systems - Authorization and Establishment (Working for Accessible Renewable Maryland Thermal Heat (WARMTH) Act) | FAV | Sproul, Brett | Enacted |
| SB 783 Public Utilities - Solar Energy Systems and Programs, Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund, and Prevailing Wage (Brighter Tomorrow Act) | INFO | Sproul, Brett | Enacted |
| SB 951 Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Workgroup | FWA | Baker, Benjamin | Enacted |
| SB 959 Electricity - Tariffs, Distributed Energy Resources, and Electric Distribution System Support Services (Distributed Renewable Integration and Vehicle Electrification (DRIVE) Act) | INFO | Sproul, Brett | Enacted |
| SB 1025 Public Utilities – Distributed Generation Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity | INFO | Chy, David | Did not advance |
2023 Regular Session13 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 68 Electricity – Net Energy Metering – Accrual of Net Excess Generation (Net Metering Flexibility Act) | INFO | Sproul, Brett | Did not advance |
| HB 908 Electricity - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Program and Property Taxes | UNF | Sproul, Brett | Enacted |
| HB 910 Energy Storage - Targets and Maryland Energy Storage Program - Establishment | INFO | Sproul, Brett | Enacted |
| HB 914 Public Service Commission – Judicial Review – Proceedings | FAV | Mitchell, Miles | Enacted |
| HB 914 Public Service Commission – Judicial Review – Proceedings | FAV | Mitchell, Miles | Enacted |
| HB 969 Public Service Commission – Cybersecurity Staffing and Assessments (Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Act of 2023) | INFO | Tomlinson, Trevor | Enacted |
| SB 613 Electricity - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Program and Property Taxes | UNF | Sproul, Brett | Did not advance |
| SB 689 Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions - Alterations and Requirements | UNF | Baker, Benjamin | Did not advance |
| SB 697 Energy Storage – Targets and Maryland Energy Storage Program – Establishment | INFO | Baker, Benjamin | Did not advance |
| SB 781 Offshore Wind Energy - State Goals and Procurement (Promoting Offshore Wind Energy Resources Act) | INFO | Schreim, Morris | Enacted |
| SB 800 Public Service Commission - Cybersecurity Staffing and Assessments (Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Act of 2023) | INFO | Tomlinson, Trevor | Did not advance |
| SB 800 Public Service Commission - Cybersecurity Staffing and Assessments (Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Act of 2023) | INFO | Schreim, Morris | Did not advance |
| SB 905 Electric Companies, Gas Companies, and the Department of Housing and Community Development - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans | FAV | Baker, Benjamin | Did not advance |
2022 Regular Session9 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 228 Public Service Commission - Rate Suspension Proceedings | FAV | McAuliffe, Drew | Enacted |
| HB 341 Public Service Commission - Reporting Requirements | FAV | Chen, Joey | Enacted |
| HB 569 Energy Generation, Transmission, and Storage Projects - Required Community Benefit Agreement and Labor Standards | INFO | Chen, Joey | Did not advance |
| HB 801 Natural Gas - Strategic Infrastructure Development and Enhancement - Surcharge and Plans (STRIDE Act of 2022) | INFO | Chen, Joey | Withdrawn |
| HB 1112 Electricity - Net Energy Metering - Generation Credits | INFO | McAuliffe, Drew | Did not advance |
| HB 1261 Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Pilot Program - Alterations | INFO | McAuliffe, Drew | Did not advance |
| SB 131 Public Service Commission – Rate Suspension Proceedings | FAV | McAuliffe, Drew | Enacted |
| SB 257 Public Service Commission – Reporting Requirements | FAV | Chen, Joey | Enacted |
| SB 812 State Government - Cybersecurity - Coordination and Governance | UNF | Wu, Mars | Enacted |
2021 Regular Session4 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 613 Prince George’s County – Coal– and Gas–Fired Generating Stations – Prohibitions (Prince George’s County Stop Environmentally Unjust Coal and Gas Plants Act of 2021) PG 410–21 | UNF | Chen, Joey | Did not advance |
| HB 1231 Public Service Commission - Damaged, Obsolete, or Excessive Lines - Fines | UNF | Chen, Joey | Did not advance |
| SB 417 Power Plant Research Program - Review of Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Alterations | INFO | Chen, Joey | Vetoed |
| SB 754 Public Service Commission - Damaged, Obsolete, or Excessive Lines - Study | UNF | Chen, Joey | Did not advance |