Board meetings, strategic plans, and buyer signals from Katherine Fueston’s organization
Aug 19, 2026·BoardMeeting
Board
Public Service Commission Rulemaking Hearing
The hearing addressed the proposed Rulemaking 97 regarding the Distributed Generation Community Project Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. Key discussion topics included the potential inclusion of agrivoltaics, battery energy storage, and brownfields into the expedited project siting and design process. The commission and stakeholders explored the need for standardized county review procedures, the balance of power between developers and local government entities, and the exclusion of collocation issues from this specific proceeding. Additionally, the discussion covered the feasibility of piloting standard application and licensing conditions, addressing visual impacts of solar projects, and establishing clearer guidelines for county involvement in the project approval process.
Enterprise
Get verified public-sector contacts at scale
Find verified emails, direct dials, role context, job-change updates, and organization signals across every public-sector account you sell to.
The commission addressed various utility-related filings and operational issues. Key discussions included notices of changes in ownership for several energy companies, requests to cancel electricity supplier licenses, and multiple requests for extensions of community solar program operational deadlines. The commission also accepted revised tariff pages for Delmarva Power and Light and Pepco, and granted operating authority to Network Infrastructure LLC. Additionally, the commission authorized a refund of overcollected property taxes for Maryland American Water Company and partially granted a waiver for an interruption penalty for AMG Resources Corporation due to operational equipment failures.
Aug 18, 2026·BoardMeeting
Board
Public Service Commission Final Rulemaking
The meeting focused on the formal adoption of new regulations pertaining to large load customers. The discussion covered the implementation of new subtitles and chapters related to large load studies, tariff requirements, definitions, service agreements, payment structures, collateral, and waiver provisions. A motion was presented and approved to adopt these regulations as previously published in the Maryland register, subject to necessary drafting conformity changes.
Aug 18, 2026·BoardMeeting
Board
Energy Storage Capacity Credit Tech Conference Technical Conference
The technical conference focused on the establishment of energy storage capacity credit agreements, specifically addressing transmission-connected energy storage projects. Key discussions included the development of standardized agreements for capacity credit approvals, the creation of escrow accounts for coordinating electric supplier and distributor charges, the potential for changing state statutes regarding distribution charges, and the appropriate security requirements, such as surety bonds versus letters of credit, for project developers to ensure adherence to commercial operation timelines.
Extracted from official board minutes, strategic plans, and video transcripts.
