Staff: dates for Montgomery County Community Choice Energy pilot would shift under state bill

Feb 9, 2026

Department of Environmental Protection staff told the Council HB597 would mainly change start/end dates and reporting deadlines for the county's Community Choice Energy pilot; staff said no substantive program changes beyond four date adjustments were included.

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Jared Fitzgerald, section chief for climate programs and state policy at the Department of Environmental Protection, briefed the Council on HB597 (delegation bill MC176), which affects the county's Community Choice Energy pilot timeline. Fitzgerald said the bill's only changes are four date shifts for the pilot and for when reports are due, and that the county made progress working with the Public Service Commission to establish rules but needs the adjusted dates to proceed.

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