Second Public Hearing Scheduled for Proposed Somerset County Solar Facilities
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 TPE MD SO19, LLC and TPE MD SO201, LLC to construct two 5.0 MW solar generating facilities in Somerset County. The hearing will take place on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. at the Crisfield Library, 100 Collins Street in Crisfield. Public Utility Law Judge Amy E. Schaeffer will preside.
In February 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 co-located projects, intended as part of Maryland’s community solar program, just outside Crisfield. The SO19 project is proposed to be constructed in approximately 38.5 acres of a nearly 44-acre area at the intersection of Holland Crossing Road and Crisfield Marion Road. The SO201 project is proposed to be built directly across Holland Crossing Road to the north on 38.3 acres of a 46-acre area.
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 either or both Case Nos. 9783 or 9784.
In addition to the online docket, the application is available for review at the Somerset County Planning and Zoning Department, 11916 Somerset Avenue (Room 211) in Princess Anne.