S.B. 596: Large Load Customers - Electric System Interconnection and Demand Response Program
Maryland, 2026 Regular Session. In committee, February 5, 2026.
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S.B. 596 at a glance
Status In committee In committee, .
No official summary is on file yet. The full text is on the legislature's page, linked below.
Exempting certain large load customers from requirements to obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity; requiring the Public Service Commission to establish a certain process for large load customers to interconnect to the electric system; establishing requirements for a large load customer to interconnect to the electric system and contract for service; authorizing certain large load customers to receive certain prioritization; etc.
Measure Bill.
Sponsors Katie Hester (D)
Subjects Utility Regulation, Commerce and Business, Communications, Contracts, Data Centers, Energy Administration, Energy Technology and Infrastructure, Fees, Notices, Penalties and Sentences, permits, Prices, Public Service Commission, Reports, Rules and Regulations, Standards and Best Practices, Storage, studies, Utilities The legislature's own list.
Official page mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0596?ys=2026RS. Found through LegiScan (bill 2108406), whose data is CC BY 4.0; the citation is the legislature's own page.
What happened, and when
- February 5, 2026 In committee
S.B. 596 went to committee in the Senate. mgaleg.maryland.gov primary source [1] The official action text: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment.
- February 5, 2026 Introduced
S.B. 596 was introduced in the Senate. mgaleg.maryland.gov primary source [1] The official action text: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment.
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