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Maryland Solar Project Notices

  • Two Public Meetings in the above-entitled matter will be held at the Lewistown Vol. District Fire Department (Fire Hall) located at 11101 Hessong Bridge Rd, Frederick, Maryland 21701, and are scheduled as follows:

    January 6th and January 7th from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

    The meetings concern Opossumtown Pike Solar 1, LLC’s upcoming application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct a 5.0 MW solar photovoltaic generating facility in Frederick County, Maryland, located at Pear Lane at the coordinates 39.494436º, -77.444658º.  The meeting will begin with a brief presentation by the developer, who will then be available for comments and questions.

  • An initial public comment hearing in the above-entitled matter is scheduled for Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., via virtual platform, concerning Nanticoke Road Solar 2, LLC’s application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct a 5 MW solar photovoltaic generating facility in Wicomico County, Maryland. The Project is proposed as a community solar facility and is anticipated to occupy approximately 33 acres of a 41.9-acre property located at 28260 Nanticoke Road, Salisbury, MD and is identified as Tax Map 0037, Grid 0011, Parcel 0013 and Tax Map 0037, Grid 0011, Parcel 0016 in Wicomico County, Maryland.

    The initial public comment hearing will be held virtually, begin with a presentation by the Applicant, followed by brief statements by the Department of Natural Resources, Power Plant Research Program (“PPRP”); Maryland Office of People’s Counsel (“OPC”); and the Technical Staff of the Public Service Commission of Maryland (“Staff”) as to their respective roles in the case.

    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”) website https://www.psc.state.md.us/ by Monday, January 5, 2026. 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. 9806; click on January 7, 2026; 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, a recording will be available on the Public Utility Law Judge 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. Comments submitted electronically must be submitted through the Commission’s Public Comment Dropbox, which can be accessed through the Commission’s website at. 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. 9806. 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.

  • A pre-hearing conference in the above-entitled matter is scheduled for Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at 9:30 a.m., via virtual platform, concerning Herman Highway Solar 1, LLC’s application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct a 3.0 MW solar photovoltaic generating facility in Kent County, Maryland. 

    Anyone wishing to observe the live stream of the hearing may do so via the Public Utility Law Judge Division’s YouTube channel, https://bit.ly/2X6wLiP. At the pre-hearing conference, any preliminary matters will be discussed, including consideration of any petitions to intervene that have been filed, and the establishment of a procedural schedule. 

    Petitions to intervene must be filed on or before Friday, January 9, 2026, and may be filed electronically through the Commission’s website at www.psc.state.md.us, or by first-class mail with the Commission’s Executive Secretary, Andrew S. Johnston, Maryland Public Service Commission, 6 St. Paul Street, 16th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202, and must reference Case No. 9817. The Commission encourages parties to use the Commission’s “e-file” system for filing. Instructions for e-filing are found 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-public-comment/.

  • A pre-hearing conference in the above-entitled matter is scheduled for Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 1:00 p.m., concerning Spring Haven Road Solar 1, LLC’s application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct a 5.0 MW solar photovoltaic generating facility in Allegany County, Maryland. 

    At the pre-hearing conference, any preliminary matters and the establishment of a procedural schedule will be discussed. The pre-hearing conference will be held virtually and streamed live for viewing via the PULJ Division’s YouTube Channel. https://bit.ly/2X6wLiP  

    Petitions to intervene must be filed on or before Thursday, January 15, 2026, and may be filed electronically through the Commission’s website at www.psc.state.md.us or sent by first-class mail to the Commission’s Executive Secretary, Andrew S. Johnston, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202-6806, referencing Case No. 9819.

  • An initial public comment hearing in the above-captioned matter is hereby scheduled for Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 6:00 p.m., via virtual meeting., concerning Blacks Mill Road Solar 1, LLC’s application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct a 5.0 megawatt (“MW”) community solar energy generating facility and associated interconnection facilities (the “Project”). The Project is anticipated to occupy an approximate 46.75 acres of a 142.49-acre property located at 7308 Blacks Mill Road, described by Tax Map 0032, Grid 0009, Parcel 0034 in Thurmont, Frederick County, Maryland.

    If any member of the public would like to participate in the hearing, they may sign up through the Public Service Commission of Maryland’s website https://www.psc.state.md.us/ by Monday, January 26, 2026. Under the “Featured Topics” section on the right side of the website, take the following steps: click on Public Comment Hearing Sign up; click on Case No. 9804; click on January 27, 2026; 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 once you have completed the sign-up process. If a member of the public does not wish to speak, the public hearing may be viewed only on the Public Utility Law Judge 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 June 8, 2026. 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-public-comment/. Commenters utilizing the Public Comment Dropbox are required to complete a one-time registration. 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. All comments must include a reference to Case No. 9804.