PG Vermillion Solar Public Comment Hearing Set for January 22 in Bowie
January 8, 2026
Media contact: Tori Leonard | tori.leonard@maryland.gov
(BALTIMORE, MD) – Local residents and other interested members of the public are invited to comment on a proposal by PG Vermillion Solar, LLC to construct a 3.0 MW solar generating facility in Prince George’s County. A public comment hearing will be held Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. at the Comfort Inn Conference Center, 4500 Crain Highway in Bowie. The Commission has delegated this case to its Public Utility Law Judge Division; Public Utility Law Judge Christine L. Burke will preside.
In May 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 20 acres of a 40-acre property at 17200 Central Avenue in Bowie.
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 roles and 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
For those unable to attend the hearing in-person, there will be a virtual option. Those who would like to participate virtually must sign up (by January 20, 2026) through the Calendly app on the Commission’s website, www.psc.state.md.us:
- Under ‘Featured Topics’ on the right side of the webpage, click on ‘Public Comment Hearing Sign Up’;
- Click on ‘Case 9793’, and the hearing date and time (January 22 at 6 p.m.);
- Click ‘Next’, enter name and email
- Click ‘Schedule Event’
Once the sign up process is complete, registrants will receive a Zoom link.
Barring any technical difficulties, the hearing can also be viewed on the PULJ Division’s (MD PSC PULJs) YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2X6wLiP
In addition to the hearing, written comments can be sent 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. 9793 and can be sent through January 27, 2026.
In addition to the online docket, the application is available for public review at the Prince George’s County Planning Department, 1616 McCormick Drive in Largo.