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NOTICE OF SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT HEARING: HARKINS LANE SOLAR 1
A Second public comment hearing in the above-entitled matter is scheduled for Thursday, September 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., at the Volunteer Fire Company Station No. 2 located at 215 Lock Street, in the Banquet Hall on the Second Floor, Chesapeake City, Maryland 21915, concerning Harkins Lane Solar 1, LLC’s application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct a 5.0 MW solar photovoltaic generating facility in Cecil County, Maryland. The proposed Project is to be constructed on approximately 37.48 acres of a 155.7-acre property located at 0 Harkins Lane, Chesapeake City, Maryland described by Tax Map 0043, Grid 0019, Parcel 0004; approximately ¼ mile southwest of the intersection of Harkins Lane and Randalia Road.
The hearing will begin with a presentation of the Project by the Applicant; followed by a presentation by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Power Plant Research Program (PPRP) of its recommendations with respect to the Project; followed by the Technical Staff of the Public Service Commission of Maryland (Staff) as to its recommendations regarding the Project.
If any member of the public would like to speak at the hearing, you may sign up through the Public Service Commission of Maryland’s (“the Commission’s”) website https://www.psc.state.md.us/ by Tuesday, September 16, 2025. Under the “Featured Topics” section on the right side of the website, take the following steps: click on Public Comment Hearing Signup; click on Case No. 9775; click on September 18, 2025; select 6:00 p.m. and click on “next”; and enter your name and email address and click “Schedule Event.” You will receive a zoom link for the meeting once you have completed the sign-up process. Otherwise, barring technical difficulties, the hearing will be live-streamed and a recording will be posted on the Public Utility Law Judge (PULJ) Division’s YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYK5mu0UMAUOqSQowRq2TIQ/.
Written comments on the proposed Project may be submitted electronically or by first-class mail through Tuesday, September 23, 2025. Comments submitted electronically must be submitted through the Commission’s Public Comment Dropbox, which can be accessed through the Commission’s website at www.psc.state.md.us. Instructions for logging into the Public Comment Dropbox are located under the “Tools” section of the Commission’s website under the “Make a Public Comment” tab, which can be accessed via the following link: https://www.psc.state.md.us/make-a-publiccomment/. Commenters utilizing the Public Comment Dropbox are required to complete a one-time registration. All comments must include a reference to Case No. 9775. If submitted by first-class mail, comments must be addressed to Jamie Bergin, Chief Clerk, Maryland Public Service Commission, William Donald Schaefer Tower, 6 St. Paul Street, 16th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. Only one copy is required.