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Staff withdraws recommendation to classify DER aggregators as public service companies
Summary
Commission staff said it will file a corrected status report after removing a statement that suggested Maryland should classify distributed energy resource aggregators (DERAs) as public service companies and 'critical super infrastructure.'
Michael Dean, speaking for commission staff, told the Public Service Commission that staff will withdraw an incorrect statement in its status report on distributed energy resources and cybersecurity and file a corrected version later this week.
The report, filed Oct. 11, 2025 in case 9778 under commission order 91603, had included language suggesting Maryland “consider regulating DERAs as public service companies and formally classifying them as critical super infrastructure.” Dean said staff had determined “DERAs do not fall within the statutory definition for critical superstructure” and that the recommendation should not have appeared in the final report.
The clarification follows an Office of Cyber Security position cited in the report that those entities should be included in the critical infrastructure category for cybersecurity purposes. Dean said staff will remove the passage from the final version and refile the corrected report.
The commission noted the withdrawal on the record and did not take a formal vote during the technical conference. Staff said it would be available to answer follow-up questions once the corrected document is filed.
