Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB947 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDE D TO EXISTING LAW .
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 947
8	8	C5 5lr3150
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10	10	By: Senators Ready and West
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 28, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Maryland Co–Location Energy Innovation and Reliability Act 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt regulations related 3
21	21	to the construction of a generating station that is co–located with a data center but 4
22	22	is not interconnected with the electric transmission system or electric distribution 5
23	23	system; and generally relating to the co–location of data centers with generating 6
24	24	stations. 7
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26	26	BY adding to 8
27	27	Article – Public Utilities 9
28	28	Section 7–207.4 10
29	29	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
30	30	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
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32	32	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
33	33	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
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35	35	Article – Public Utilities 15
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37	37	7–207.4. 16
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39	39	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 17
40	40	INDICATED. 18
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42	42	(2) “CONSTRUCTION ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 7–207 OF THIS 19
43	43	SUBTITLE. 20
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45	45	(3) “DATA CENTER” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 11–239 OF THE 21
46	46	TAX – GENERAL ARTICLE. 22
47	47	2 SENATE BILL 947
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50	50	(4) “GENERATING STATION ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 7–207 OF 1
51	51	THIS SUBTITLE. 2
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53	53	(B) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY TO A GENERATING STATION THAT: 3
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55	55	(1) INCLUDES THE CO –LOCATION OF A DATA CENTER WIT H THE 4
56	56	STATION; AND 5
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58	58	(2) DOES NOT INTERCONNECT WITH TH E ELECTRIC TRANSMISS ION 6
59	59	SYSTEM OR ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM . 7
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61	61	(C) THE COMMISSION SHALL ADOP T REGULATIONS TO IMP LEMENT 8
62	62	SPECIFIC POLICIES RE LATED TO THE CONSTRU CTION OF A GENERATING STATION 9
63	63	UNDER THIS SECTION . 10
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65	65	(D) THE REGULATIONS ADOPT ED UNDER SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION 11
66	66	SHALL: 12
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68	68	(1) DEFINE A GENERATING STATION AS AN INDEPENDENT RE SOURCE 13
69	69	NOT SUBJECT TO STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS RELATED TO RETAIL ELECTRIC 14
70	70	CUSTOMERS OR ELECTRICITY SUPPLIERS; 15
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72	72	(2) CLARIFY THAT STATE–MANDATED ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTIO N 16
73	73	SYSTEM FEES OR RENEWABLE ENERGY PORTFOLIO STANDARD O BLIGATIONS DO 17
74	74	NOT APPLY TO THE GEN ERATING STATION OR E NERGY GENERATED AT THE 18
75	75	GENERATING STATION ; 19
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77	77	(3) ENSURE THAT A GENERATING STATION INCLUDES BACKUP 20
78	78	SOURCES OF ELECTRICI TY FOR RELIABILITY , INCLUDING ON –SITE GENERATING 21
79	79	CAPACITY; 22
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81	81	(4) DEVELOP ROBUST PROTE CTIVE MEASURES TO EN SURE THAT A 23
82	82	GENERATING STATION DOES NOT INTERACT WITH THE ELECTRIC TR ANSMISSION 24
83	83	SYSTEM OR ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ; 25
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85	85	(5) REQUIRE A GENERATING STATION TO INCLUDE C YBERSECURITY 26
86	86	SAFEGUARDS ; 27
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88	88	(6) ENSURE THAT AN APPLI CANT FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUB LIC 28
89	89	CONVENIENCE AND NECE SSITY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A GENERATING 29
90	90	STATION DEMONSTRATE DURING THE APPLICATI ON PROCESS THAT THE 30
91	91	GENERATING STATION S HALL: 31
92	92	SENATE BILL 947 3
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95	95	(I) BE AN INDEPENDENT RESOU RCE THAT WILL NOT BE 1
96	96	INTERCONNECTED WITH THE ELECTRIC TRANSMISSIO N SYSTEM OR ELECTRIC 2
97	97	DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ; 3
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99	99	(II) COMPLY WITH ALL RELEVANT STATE AND FEDERAL LAW S; 4
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102	102	(III) CONTRIBUTE TO THE STATE’S ENERGY GOALS; AND 6
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104	104	(7) REQUIRE A PERSON THAT OWNS O R OPERATES A GENERATING 7
105	105	STATION TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMISSION THAT INCLUDES 8
106	106	INFORMATION REGARDIN G: 9
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108	108	(I) THE SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF ENERGY USED AT THE 10
109	109	GENERATING STATION ; 11
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111	111	(II) THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE GENERATING 12
112	112	STATION; 13
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114	114	(III) THE GENERATING STATI ON’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO STATE 14
115	115	ENERGY GOALS THROUGH ENERGY EFFIC IENCY OR EMISSIONS R EDUCTIONS; AND 15
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117	117	(IV) COMPLIANCE WITH OPER ATIONAL STANDARDS FOR THE 16
118	118	GENERATING STATION . 17
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120	120	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 18
121	121	October 1, 2025. 19