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The commission approved a notification from Priority Power Management LLC of a new trade name and granted operating authority to Astound Networks Maryland LLC, including the requested COMAR waivers. Commissioner Barve and Chair Hoover recorded votes of “aye” when the items were presented on the consent agenda.

Kevin Mosher, speaking for staff, presented a request by NRG Energy to adjust the commission’s supplier-license renewal schedule so that Reliant Energy Northeast and Green Mountain Energy would be moved to the April 30 renewal date. Mosher said staff recommended accepting the proposed schedule change; Leah Gibbons, representing NRG, said she had no comment beyond the staff recommendation. The commission voted to accept the schedule as proposed.

Andrew Schlicht, also for staff, presented a joint filing from MidAmerican Energy Services LLC and Constellation New Energy, describing a transfer of customers that took place on Jan. 1, 2025, and providing customer-notification letters. Schlicht told commissioners staff found the companies had complied with relevant notification requirements and that neither company had outstanding commission assessments; he reported that staff’s review found 158 complaints filed against Constellation since 2018 and said the number represented a very small fraction of Constellation’s total customers. Milan Taklamikayo of the Office of People’s Counsel said OPC did not file comments because, in its view, MidAmerican was assigning only commercial contracts and no residential customers were being transferred. Brian Green, representing Constellation, asked the commission to note the filing and said Constellation had recognized there were no residential customers assigned.

The commission recorded votes to note the filing and move the items as presented.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Administrative Meeting - 3/12/2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its March 12, 2025 administrative meeting the Maryland Public Service Commission approved the minutes for March 5 and acted on multiple administrative filings, including granting operating authority to Astound Networks Maryland LLC and noting a contract assignment from MidAmerican Energy Services LLC to Constellation New Energy.","taxTitle","Public Service Commission, Independent Agencies, Organizations, Executive, Maryland","taxId",80344,"location","Maryland","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6615313,"PSC approves energy-allocation system for 850 Festival Street apartments in Rockville",386,1387000,1773000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3848021-da350f9a61a4ce655a8edd5b7c704f45&start=1387&end=1773","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3848021-da350f9a61a4ce655a8edd5b7c704f45/thumbnail_1387000.jpg","/articles/6615313/Maryland/PSC-approves-energy-allocation-system-for-850-Festival-Street-apartments-in-Rockville","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6615313-378ef05a2247f3f8ef707facd119f589/orig.mp4?Expires=1770801209&Signature=FS51M0DvNPGcD2~LfUB9T21BAh5vBuNGYDUZ7MChbh0tRtPVDIQNLs0NHmDq~6KKpqTM~G72oqd70zRAIB-xpZzq-hBXoC8UTJ5no3iYuu7022qvcLsJYYC9qvbDiMyD2sfom7jz2e7qC88Rt4489Odl46YipliozIGjOqRge210IvWjePEaTtcQca-GobPBl-TR~ioYSsuwKU-T5tg1jvbQ-o3TEnvs7T7appUXSaQqOCuQtxZOoHpdhR51fPGDUCm3ivttTA~Hrbv3sQJ85sFmcaU89Ej9alXqhiZx1eTbU12IBzAFdd5wQBdgce4Eii7ElOV2cE7fYK1nt4W0eg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On March 12, 2025, the Maryland Public Service Commission approved an application to use an energy-allocation system for a 452-unit apartment building at 850 Festival Street in Rockville.

The approval came after staff told commissioners the system and the applicant’s responses to data requests met the criteria in state rules that govern allocation systems. Michael Spiegelman, speaking on behalf of staff, said the owner had supplied the information required under COMAR and that staff had no concerns about the system itself.

The system, proposed by Twinbrook Quarter LLC and installed by Skoll Automation and Vortecom Mechanical Group, measures run time and compressor activity on indoor units paired with shared outdoor HVAC equipment, then allocates a portion of the outdoor unit’s measured electricity consumption to each dwelling unit by calculation. Andrew Clark, representing Twinbrook Quarter LLC, told commissioners the control module “measures run time of each indoor unit, and measures whether it’s just in fan mode or if the compressor is running” and that the field-verified kilowatt-hour consumption of the outdoor unit is apportioned to individual apartments through that calculation. Clark also said the system is in use elsewhere for similar buildings.

Commissioner Bharti asked how the system assigns usage to each tenant and whether a unit left vacant or set to low use would receive a reduced allocation; Clark replied that if an indoor unit records zero usage (for example, when a resident is on vacation) the calculation allocates 0% of the outdoor unit’s consumption to that dwelling.

Staff noted the application showed the building’s construction was complete and that the proposed system complied with the relevant provisions of the Public Utility Article and COMAR 20.26. Based on that record, the commission voted to approve the application.

Chair Hoover and Commissioner Barve both voted in favor; the motion carried.","The Maryland Public Service Commission approved an energy-allocation system for a 452-unit apartment building at 850 Festival Street in Rockville after staff recommended the system met regulatory criteria and the applicant described how usage would be measured and allocated to individual units.","actionData","errors"]

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PSC notes contract assignment, grants operating authority and accepts schedule changes in administrative session

PSC approves energy-allocation system for 850 Festival Street apartments in Rockville