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Local climate groups urge preservation of Maryland's Strategic Energy Investment Fund and support for solar and storage bills
Howard County state delegation public hearing · January 29, 2026
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Summary
POCO Climate Action and other speakers asked the delegation to resist diverting the Strategic Energy Investment Fund (CIF), back the Affordable Solar Act, and support grid-enhancing technologies, battery storage and targeted programs for low-income households.
Ruth Alice White of POCO Climate Action urged delegates to support the Affordable Solar Act, battery storage and grid-enhancing transmission technologies and to increase oversight of utilities to protect ratepayers. She said the Strategic Energy Investment Fund (often…
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