HB 1419 Maryland House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Electric Distribution System Support Services - Energy Storage and Data Use

HB 1419 modifies how Maryland utilities recover costs for electric distribution system programs. It requires the Public Service Commission to approve a special accounting method for utilities to recover costs related to distributed energy resource programs and incentives, if the Commission determines these costs align with program goals. The bill also explicitly states that existing law cannot block utilities or other entities from offering residential energy storage services separately from pilot programs. This directly affects investor-owned utilities (like gas and electric companies) and residential customers who may gain more options for home energy storage systems.

Issues: ✓ Energy ✓ Environment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 7, 2025 Last action Mar 18, 2025

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What changed between versions

First - Electric Distribution System Support Services - Cost Recovery and Energy Storage → Third - Electric Distribution System Support Services - Energy Storage and Data Use · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was advanced from first to third reading with amendments that expanded its scope to include data use authorization and state energy storage program evaluation. Key additions allow electric companies to request usage data from customer-owned distributed energy resources for program administration and require the Public Service Commission to evaluate and expand energy storage programs in Maryland by June 2026.

Scope change

Expanded from cost recovery and energy storage to include data use authorization and state program evaluation requirements

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for Commission to evaluate energy storage programs in other states by January 1, 2026 and design expanded programs by June 1, 2026

Added provision allowing Commission to authorize electric companies to use usage and production data from customer-owned distributed energy resources for program administration upon request

Added requirement for Commission to coordinate with electric companies and stakeholders to design programs advancing home and business-sited energy storage

ELIGIBILITY

Modified Section 7-1005 to clarify that entities participating as aggregators in pilot programs cannot be considered electric companies or electricity suppliers solely due to that participation

Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 8, 2025

How they voted

98–39

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 139

Mar 8, 2025

D Democratic100

98 Yea 1 Nay 1

98% Yea

R Republican39

38 Nay 1

97% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Mar 17, 2025

Committee

Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Mar 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments {

lower

Mar 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters

lower

Mar 8, 2025

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (98-39-2)

house of delegates

Feb 7, 2025

Committee

First Reading Economic Matters

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors