Section 7-207 – Generating Stations or Transmission Lines — General Certification Procedure
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Brownfields site” means: (i) a former industrial or commercial site identified by federal or State laws or regulation as contaminated or polluted; (ii) a closed landfill regulated by the Department of the Environment; or (iii) mined land. (3) (i) “Construction” means: 1. any physical change at a site, including fabrication, erection, […]
Section 7-207.1 – Generating Stations or Transmission Lines — On-Site Generated Electricity; Approval Process
(a) This section applies to a person who: (1) constructs a generating station: (i) designed to provide on–site generated electricity if: 1. the capacity of the generating station does not exceed 70 megawatts; and 2. the electricity that may be exported for sale from the generating station to the electric system is sold only on the wholesale market pursuant to […]
Section 7-207.2 – Solar Voltaic Systems
(a) This section applies to a person who constructs a generating station that: (1) has the capacity to produce at least 2 megawatts of electricity from a solar photovoltaic system; and (2) is exempted under § 7–207.1 of this subtitle from the requirement to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity. (b) (1) A person shall file an application […]
Section 7-208 – Generating Stations or Transmission Lines — Joint Construction of Station and Associated Lines
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Construction” has the meaning stated in § 7–207 of this subtitle. (3) “Qualified offshore wind project” has the meaning stated in § 7–701 of this title. (4) “Qualified submerged renewable energy line” means: (i) a line carrying electricity supply and connecting a qualified offshore wind project to the […]
Section 7-209 – Alternatives to Construction of Transmission Lines
(a) The Commission shall examine alternatives to the construction of a new transmission line in a service area, including the use of an existing transmission line of another company, if: (1) the existing transmission line is convenient to the service area; or (2) the use of the transmission line will best promote economic and efficient service to the […]
Section 7-210 – Municipal Electric Plants
(a) This section does not apply to Baltimore City. (b) (1) A municipal corporation may not build, maintain, or operate a plant for supplying gas or electricity for other than municipal purposes unless the municipal corporation has a certificate of authority from the Commission. (2) If the Commission denies the certificate of authority, the municipal corporation may not reapply […]
Section 7-211 – Energy Efficiency Programs
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Affiliate” has the meaning stated in § 7–501 of this title. (3) “Demand response program” means a program established by an electric company that promotes changes in electric usage by customers from their normal consumption patterns in response to: (i) changes in the price of electricity over […]
Section 7-212 – Regulations Governing Purchase of Liquid-Immersed Distribution Transformers; Life-Cycle Cost Methodology for Transformers Used for Installation Outside State
(a) On or before July 1, 2008, the Commission shall adopt regulations governing the purchase of liquid–immersed distribution transformers by electric companies. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the regulations shall be consistent with the regulations adopted by the U.S. Department of Energy. (c) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the regulations shall […]
Section 7-213 – Service Quality and Reliability
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) (i) “Eligible reliability measure” means a replacement of or an improvement in existing infrastructure of an electric company that: 1. is made on or after June 1, 2014; 2. is designed to improve public safety or infrastructure reliability; 3. does not increase the revenue of an electric company by […]
Section 7-213.1 – Service Restoration — Special Medical Needs Facilities
(a) In this section, “special medical needs facility” includes: (1) an assisted living facility as defined in § 19–1801 of the Health – General Article; (2) a congregate housing services program under Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the Human Services Article; (3) a hospice facility as defined in § 19–901 of the Health – General Article; (4) a hospital as […]