Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1219 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb1219
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1219
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10	10	By: Delegates Miller, Hornberger, Mangione, T. Morgan, Pippy, Rose, and
11	11	Tomlinson
12	12	Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2025
13	13	Assigned to: Economic Matters
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15	15	A BILL ENTITLED
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17	17	AN ACT concerning 1
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19	19	Maryland Co–Location Energy Innovation and Reliability Act 2
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21	21	FOR the purpose of requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt regulations related 3
22	22	to the construction of a generating station that is co–located with a data center but 4
23	23	is not interconnected with the electric transmission system or electric distribution 5
24	24	system; and generally relating to the co–location of data centers with generating 6
25	25	stations. 7
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27	27	BY adding to 8
28	28	Article – Public Utilities 9
29	29	Section 7–207.4 10
30	30	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
31	31	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
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33	33	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
34	34	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
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36	36	Article – Public Utilities 15
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38	38	7–207.4. 16
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40	40	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 17
41	41	INDICATED. 18
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43	43	(2) “CONSTRUCTION ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 7–207 OF THIS 19
44	44	SUBTITLE. 20
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46	46	(3) “DATA CENTER” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 11–239 OF THE 21
47	47	TAX – GENERAL ARTICLE. 22 2 HOUSE BILL 1219
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51	51	(4) “GENERATING STATION ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 7–207 OF 1
52	52	THIS SUBTITLE. 2
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54	54	(B) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY TO A GENERATING STATION THAT: 3
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56	56	(1) INCLUDES THE CO –LOCATION OF A DATA C ENTER WITH THE 4
57	57	STATION; AND 5
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59	59	(2) DOES NOT INTERCONNEC T WITH THE ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION 6
60	60	SYSTEM OR ELECTRIC D ISTRIBUTION SYSTEM . 7
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62	62	(C) THE COMMISSION SHALL ADOP T REGULATIONS TO IMP LEMENT 8
63	63	SPECIFIC POLICIES RE LATED TO THE CONSTRU CTION OF A GENERATIN G STATION 9
64	64	UNDER THIS SECTION . 10
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66	66	(D) THE REGULATIONS ADOPT ED UNDER SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION 11
67	67	SHALL: 12
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69	69	(1) DEFINE A GENERATING STATION AS AN INDEPE NDENT RESOURCE 13
70	70	NOT SUBJECT TO STATE LAWS AND REGULA TIONS RELATED TO RET AIL ELECTRIC 14
71	71	CUSTOMERS OR ELECTRI CITY SUPPLIERS; 15
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73	73	(2) CLARIFY THAT STATE–MANDATED ELECTRIC DI STRIBUTION 16
74	74	SYSTEM FEES OR RENEWABLE ENERGY POR TFOLIO STANDARD OBLI GATIONS DO 17
75	75	NOT APPLY TO THE GEN ERATING STATION OR E NERGY GENERATED AT T HE 18
76	76	GENERATING STATION ; 19
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78	78	(3) ENSURE THAT A GENERA TING STATION INCLUDE S BACKUP 20
79	79	SOURCES OF ELECTRICI TY FOR RELIABILITY , INCLUDING ON –SITE GENERATI NG 21
80	80	CAPACITY; 22
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82	82	(4) DEVELOP ROBUST PROTE CTIVE MEASURES TO EN SURE THAT A 23
83	83	GENERATING STATION D OES NOT INTERACT WIT H THE ELECTRIC TRANS MISSION 24
84	84	SYSTEM OR ELECTRIC D ISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ; 25
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86	86	(5) REQUIRE A GENERATING STATION TO INCLUDE C YBERSECURITY 26
87	87	SAFEGUARDS ; 27
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89	89	(6) ENSURE THAT AN APPLI CANT FOR A CERTIFICA TE OF PUBLIC 28
90	90	CONVENIENCE AND NECE SSITY FOR THE CONSTR UCTION OF A GENERATI NG 29
91	91	STATION DEMONSTRATE DURING THE APPLICATI ON PROCESS THAT THE 30
92	92	GENERATING STATION S HALL: 31 HOUSE BILL 1219 3
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96	96	(I) BE AN INDEPENDENT RE SOURCE THAT WILL NOT BE 1
97	97	INTERCONNECTED WITH THE ELECTRIC TRANSMI SSION SYSTEM OR ELEC TRIC 2
98	98	DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ; 3
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100	100	(II) COMPLY WITH ALL RELE VANT STATE AND FEDERAL LAW S; 4
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103	103	(III) CONTRIBUTE TO THE STATE’S ENERGY GOALS ; AND 6
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105	105	(7) REQUIRE A PERSON THA T OWNS OR OPERATES A GENERATING 7
106	106	STATION TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMISSION THAT INCLU DES 8
107	107	INFORMATION REGARDIN G: 9
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109	109	(I) THE SOURCE AND AMOUN T OF ENERGY USED AT THE 10
110	110	GENERATING STATION ; 11
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112	112	(II) THE ENVIRONMENTAL IM PACT OF THE GENERATI NG 12
113	113	STATION; 13
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115	115	(III) THE GENERATING STATION’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO STATE 14
116	116	ENERGY GOALS THROUGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY OR EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS ; AND 15
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118	118	(IV) COMPLIANCE WITH OPER ATIONAL STANDARDS FO R THE 16
119	119	GENERATING STATION . 17
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121	121	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 18
122	122	October 1, 2025. 19
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