2025 News Releases

2025

December

• Virtual Public Comment Hearing 1/14 for Hagerstown Light Rate Increase Request (12.31.2025)
• Commission Substantially Reduces BGE Reconciliation Request in First MYP (12.22.2025)
• Commission Appoints Ransom E. ‘Ted’ Davis as General Counsel (12.11.2025)
• Virtual Public Hearing 12/16 for Bouchelle Road Solar Project in Cecil County (12.02.2025)
• Virtual Public Hearing 12/15 for OneEnergy Solar Project (Harford County) (12.01.2025)

November

• Virtual Public Hearing 12/10 for TPE MD KE77 Solar Project (Kent County) (11.26.2025)
• Virtual Public Hearing 12/9 for Solar Star Dorothy Avenue (Harford County) (11.25.2025)
• Public Comment Hearings Scheduled for Maryland-American Water Company Rate Increase Request (11.24.2025)
• Virtual Public Hearing 12/3 for Wicomico County Solar Project (11.19.2025)

October

• Hybrid Public Hearing Nov. 12 for Cecil County Solar Project Proposal (10.29.2025)
• MD PSC Orders Utilities to Scale Up DRIVE Act Proposals (10.21.2025)
• Pepco Files $133 Million Rate Increase Request (10.15.2025)
• NOTICE: Prohibitions Against Utility Shut-offs During Federal Government Shutdown (10.1.2025)
• Second Public Hearing 10/14 for Clyde Young Rd Solar Facility Slated for Frederick County (10.1.2025)

September

• Maryland PSC Seeks Generation Solicitations Under Next Generation Energy Act (9.30.2025)
• Virtual Public Hearing Oct. 1 for PG Vermillion Solar Project, Case No. 9793 (9.17.2025)
• Two Public Input Hearings Set for Proposed Caroline County Solar Project (9.11.2025)
• Commission Sets Procedural Schedule for Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project Case (9.11.2025)
• Virtual Public Hearing 9/24 for Halo Cordova Solar Project in Talbot County (9.10.2025)
• Second Public Hearing in Cecil County for Harkins Lane Solar Project (9.5.2025)

August

• PSC to Hold Third Public Hearing on Proposed Worcester County Solar Project (8.28.2025)
• Virtual Public Hearing 9/9 for Kent County Solar Project (8.26.2025)
• Virtual Public Hearing 9/4 on Proposed Cecil County Solar Project (8.21.2025)
• Maryland PSC Begins Comprehensive Review of Gas System Planning (Future of Gas) (8.20.2025)
• Second Public Hearing 9/3 for Solar Project Proposed for Kent County Site (8.20.2025)
• Second Public Hearing 8/21 for Proposed Worcester County Solar Project (8.7.2025)
• Virtual Hearing 8/19 for Delmarva Power Transmission Line Rebuild (8.5.2025)
• Virtual Public Hearing 8/18 for Proposed Solar Facility in Montgomery County (8.4.2025) NOTE: Application withdrawn and this hearing CANCELLED

July

• Second Public Hearing Aug. 13 for Wicomico Wilber Solar Projects (7.30.2025)
• Virtual Public Hearing Aug. 12 for Proposed Kent County Solar Project (7.29.2025)
• Public Hearings in August for Proposed Western Maryland Solar Projects (7.17.2025)
• Public Hearings July 21 and 22, 2025 for Proposed Cecil County Solar Projects (7.7.2025)

June

• Commission Sets Plan to Distribute Legislative Energy Relief Fund to Residential Utility Customers (6.27.2025)
• Commission Directs Technical Staff to Facilitate Procedural Schedule for MPRP Transmission Line Case (6.26.2025)
• Public Hearing July 8 for the Brown Road Solar Project Proposed for Carroll County (6.24.2025)
• Virtual Public Hearing July 7 for Solar Projects Proposed in Somerset County (6.23.2025)
• Virtual Public Hearing June 30 for Halo NE1 Solar Project in Cecil County (6.18.2025)
• Maryland PSC Orders Changes to Gas Connection Policies (6.13.2025)
• Virtual Public Hearing June 24 for Halo NE2 Solar Project in Cecil County (6.10.2025)
• Virtual Public Hearing June 23 for Clyde Young Road Solar Project in Frederick County (6.9.2025)
• Virtual Public Comment Hearing June 18 for Amish Road Solar Project in Garrett County (6.9.2025)

May

• Maryland PSC Issues Orders to Mitigate Rate Increases for BGE and Delmarva Power Customers (5.30.2025)
• Third Public Hearing for Proposed Solar Project in Carroll County (5.22.2025)
• Caroline County Solar Hearings June 10 and 12, 2025 (5.22.2025)
• Maryland PSC Supports People’s Counsel in PJM Auction Complaint (5.20.2025)
• Virtual Public Hearing May 28 for Oldtown Bridge Rate Case (5.15.2025)
• Virtual Public Hearing May 27 for Harkins Lane Solar Project in Cecil County (5.13.2025)
• PSC Grants Intervention to 127 Parties in MPRP Case (5.9.2025)
• BGE Gas System Inspection Case Assigned to Chief PULJ (5.8.2025)
• Maryland PSC Announces New Chief Law Judge and Other Key Roles (5.6.2025)
• Second Public Hearing May 15 in Princess Anne for Solar Project in Somerset County (5.1.2025)

April

• PSC Orders SmartEnergy to Refund Customers $6.5 million; Also Imposes a $250,000 Civil Penalty (4.28.2025)
• Virtual Public Hearing May 8 on Solar Facility Proposed for Kent County (4.24.2025)
• Virtual Hearing May 6 for 5 MW Solar Plant in Worcester County (4.22.2025)
• Virtual Public Hearing May 5 for Wicomico Wilber Solar Projects (4.21.2025)
• PSC Approves Modified Settlement in Southern MD Water Utilities Rate Case (4.18.2025)
• Venue Added for BGE Transmission Line Hearing on Apr. 23rd (4.16.2025)
• Second Public Hearing 4/30 for Chaberton Solar Beartooth Solar Project in Carroll County (4.16.2025)
• Virtual Public Hearing 4/16 for 5.0 MW Solar Project in Cecil County (4.2.2025)
• Public Hearing 4/14 in Montgomery County on Proposed Chaberton Solar Ramiere Project (4.2.2025)
• Virtual Public Hearing April 15 for 300 MW Jade Meadow III Project in Garrett and Allegany Counties (4.1.2025)

March

• Three Public Hearings for BGE’s Transmission Line Project Related to Coal Plant Retirements (3.26.2025)
• Second Public Hearing Apr. 8 in Carroll County for Chaberton Solar Sunshine Project (3.25.2025)
• Virtual Public Hearing Mar. 26 for Cape Horn Solar Project in Carroll County (3.13.2025)
• Virtual Public Hearing to be held Mar 25 for Ruthsburg Rd Solar Project in Queen Anne’s County (3.11.2025)
• Second Public Hearing 3/24 for Pleasant Valley Solar Project in Carroll County (3.11.2025)
• Virtual Hearing Mar. 19 for Brown Road Solar Project Proposed to be Sited in Carroll County (3.5.2025)

February

• Second Public Hearing 3/5 for Cape Horn Solar in Carroll County (2.19.2025)
• Virtual Public Hearing March 3 for Chaberton Solar Pahar Project in Caroline County (2.18.2025)
• Second Public Hearing 2/19 in Kent County for 5.0 MW Solar Facility (2.5.2025)
• Virtual Public Comment Hearing 2/18 for Deal Island Solar Project (2.5.2025)

January

• Maryland PSC Awards Additional ORECs to US Wind (1.24.2025)
• Second Public Comment Hearing Feb. 4 for Chaberton Solar Sugarloaf Project to be Sited in Montgomery County (1.22.2025)
• Second Public Comment Hearing Feb. 3 for Croom Road Solar Project to be Sited in Prince George’s County (1.22.2025)
• Second Public Hearing Jan. 23 for Pocomoke City Community Energy Initiative Solar Project in Worcester County (1.9.2025)