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SENATE BILL 110
C5, M5 2lr0813
(PRE–FILED) CF 2lr0750
By: Senator Kramer
Requested: October 19, 2021
Introduced and read first time: January 12, 2022
Assigned to: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Electricity – Community Solar Energy Generating Systems – Generating 2
Capacity 3
FOR the purpose of altering the maximum generating capacity of a community solar energy 4
generating system; and generally relating to community solar energy generating 5
systems. 6
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7
Article – Public Utilities 8
Section 7–306.2(a)(1) 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 11
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
Article – Public Utilities 13
Section 7–306.2(a)(3) 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 16
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND , 17
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
Article – Public Utilities 19
7–306.2. 20
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 21
(3) “Community solar energy generating system” means a solar energy 22
system that: 23 2 SENATE BILL 110
(i) is connected to the electric distribution grid serving the State; 1
(ii) is located in the same electric service territory as its subscribers; 2
(iii) is attached to the electric meter of a subscriber or is a separate 3
facility with its own electric meter; 4
(iv) credits its generated electricity, or the value of its generated 5
electricity, to the bills of the subscribers to that system through virtual net energy 6
metering; 7
(v) has at least two subscribers but no limit to the maximum number 8
of subscribers; 9
(vi) does not have subscriptions larger than 200 kilowatts 10
constituting more than 60% of its subscriptions; 11
(vii) has a generating capacity that does not exceed [2] 5 megawatts 12
as measured by the alternating current rating of the system’s inverter; and 13
(viii) may be owned by any person. 14
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 15
October 1, 2022. 16