Make a Public Comment

Proceedings before the Commission often require input from the community in the form of written public comments or public comment hearings. The public can offer comments on open, docketed cases in various ways:

• Submit Written Comments Electronically

If you are unable to attend a hearing, you may comment in writing. You may upload your written comments into our Public Comments electronic filing system, found here. After completing a quick, one-time registration, comments and photos may be submitted (by case number) in PDF format ONLY. General Guidelines for Filing

OR

• Submit Written Comments by Mail

Address your comments to:
Jamie Bergin, Chief Clerk
Maryland Public Service Commission
6 Saint Paul Street, 16th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202-6806

Please be sure to include the related case number with all comments. A copy of the written comments are recorded and maintained in the case correspondence file. Public comments that were submitted after May 16, 2019–whether filed electronically, mailed in or handed in at a hearing–are archived in the Public Comments electronic filing system and can be searched by clicking here.

• Speak at a Public Comment Hearing

Public comment hearings are typically held in the various geographical areas served by the utility or applicant involved in a proceeding (some are still being held virtually). Hearings most often are for utility rate cases or applications to construct generating facilities or transmission lines (known as a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, or CPCN, proceeding).

Individuals who wish to comment at a virtual public hearing may sign up to speak by sending an email to the email address listed in the hearing notice and, in most cases, will have about three to five minutes, at the discretion of the presiding officer, to make their comments. Because these hearings involve an ongoing legal proceeding, the Commission cannot discuss the merits of or possible decisions in a particular case. Hearings will conclude after the last speaker is heard.

Please note that members of the media may be present during these hearings, and as such, comments made by speakers may be broadcast or printed by news outlets. Virtual hearings are also livestreamed on the Commission’s YouTube channel. (In-person public comment hearings held outside of the Commission’s offices are typically not streamed on the Commission’s website or YouTube channel.)

Some public comment hearings are still being held virtually. Participation details and instructions will be found in the hearing notice.

Upcoming Public Comment Hearings:

Case No. 9777–Amish Road Solar 1, LLC’s CPCN application for a 5.0 MW solar facility in Garrett County
Virtual public comment hearing: Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.
How to sign up to speak
Deadline to send in written comments: November 5, 2025

Case No. 9780–Clyde Young Road Solar 1, LLC’s CPCN application for a 5.0 MW solar facility in Frederick County
Virtual public comment hearing: Monday, June 23, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.
How to sign up to speak
Deadline to send in written comments: November 7, 2025

Case No. 9776–Halo NE2, LLC’s CPCN application for a 3.0 MW solar facility in Cecil County
Virtual public comment hearing: Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 7 p.m.
How to sign up to speak
Deadline to send in written comments: October 1, 2025

Case No. 9779–Halo NE1 LLC’s CPCN application for a 3.45 MW solar facility in Cecil County
Virtual public comment hearing: Monday, June 30, 2025 at 7 p.m.
How to sign up to speak

Case Nos. 9783 and 9784–TPE MD SO19 and TPE MD SO201’s CPCN applications for 5.0 MW solar facilities in Somerset County
Combined virtual public comment hearing: Monday, July 7, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.
How to sign up to speak
Deadline to send in written comments: November 7, 2025

Case No. 9763–Elk Development, LLC’s CPCN application for a 2.5 MW solar facility in Carroll County
Public comment hearing: Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.
Location: Northwest Middle School (Cafeteria), 99 Kings Drive in Taneytown
Deadline to send in written comments: July 10, 2025

Case No. 9764–Ruthsburg Road Solar 1, LLC’s CPCN application for a 5.0 MW solar facility in Queen Anne’s County
Public comment hearing: Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.
Location: Goodwill Fire Company, 212 Broadway Road in Centreville
Deadline to send in written comments: July 21, 2025

Case No. 9785–Halo Berlin LLC’s CPCN application for a 2.05 MW solar facility in Cecil County
Virtual public comment hearing: Monday July 21, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.
How to sign up to speak
Deadline to send in written comments: December 5, 2025

Case No. 9765–Halo Colora LLC’s CPCN application for a 5.0 MW solar facility in Cecil County
Public comment hearing: Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.
Location: Cecil College, Technology Center (Room D208B), 1 Seahawk Drive in North East
Deadline to send in written comments: August 8, 2025

Case No. 9769–Jade Meadow III, LLC’s CPCN application for a 300 MW solar facility in Garrett and Allegany counties
Public comment hearing: Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 6 p.m.
Location: Allegany County Public Library-George’s Creek, 76 Main Street in Lonaconing
Deadline to send in written comments: August 8, 2025

Case No. 9769–Jade Meadow III, LLC’s CPCN application for a 300 MW solar facility in Garrett and Allegany counties
Public comment hearing: Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 6 p.m.
Location: Garrett County Public Library-Grantsville Branch, 102 Parkview Drive in Grantsville
Deadline to send in written comments: August 8, 2025

Case No. 9771–Wicomico Wilber Solar 1, 2, and 3, LLC’s CPCN application for three co-located solar facilities totaling 15 MW in Wicomico County
Public comment hearing: Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.
Location: Hampton Inn (Choptank Conference Room), 121 E. Naylor Mill Road in Salisbury
Deadline to send in written comments: August 29, 2025

Cases/proceedings open for WRITTEN comments:

Case No. 9759–Chaberton Solar Pahar, LLC’s CPCN application for a 3.0 MW solar facility in Caroline County
Deadline to send in written comments: June 16, 2025

Case No. 9774–Halo GB2 LLC’s CPCN application for a 4.5 MW solar facility in Caroline County
Deadline to send in written comments: October 10, 2025

Case lists:
Energy Generation and Siting (CPCN) Cases
Utility Rate Cases