Second Public Hearing Scheduled for Proposed Cecil County Solar Facility
December 22, 2025
Media contact: Tori Leonard | tori.leonard@maryland.gov
(BALTIMORE, MD) – Local residents and other interested members of the public are again invited to comment on a proposal by Telegraph Road Solar 1, LLC to construct a 5.0 MW solar generating facility in Cecil County. The hearing will take place on Monday, January 5, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. at Cecil College’s Technology Center Building (Room D208), 1 Seahawk Drive in North East. Public Utility Law Judge Amy E. Schaeffer will preside.
In April 2025, the developer applied to the Maryland Public Service Commission for what is known as a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN), which grants an applicant the authority to construct an energy generating station in Maryland. According to the application, the developer proposes to build the project, intended as part of Maryland’s community solar program, on approximately 40 acres of a 125-acre property at 524 Telegraph Road in Rising Sun.
In addition to taking comments from the public, the hearing will include a presentation by the applicant, brief statements by the parties, including the Power Plant Research Program of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and the Commission’s Technical Staff, as to their respective recommendations in the case.
Barring any technical difficulties, the hearing can also be watched on the PULJ Division’s (MD PSC PULJs) YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2X6wLiP
In addition to the hearing, written comments can be sent (by January 12, 2026) electronically through the Commission’s online portal at https://www.psc.state.md.us/make-a-public-comment/, or by mail. Comments sent by mail should be addressed to: Jamie Bergin, Chief Clerk, Maryland Public Service Commission, William Donald Schaefer Tower, 6 St. Paul Street, 16th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202. So that they are noted in the proper case file, all comments should reference Case No. 9790.
In addition to the online docket, the application is available for review at the Cecil County Department of Land Use and Development Services, 200 Chesapeake Blvd. (Suite 2300) in Elkton.