ENT Committee Session, 1/20/2026 #1

House Environment and Transportation Committee · January 21, 2026

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Opening & panel introduction

Presentation

16:11 → 17:39(1m 28s)

Committee chair (identified in the record as Chair Corman) opened the hearing, described this as Part 1 of a multi‑part energy briefing and introduced panelists: Public Service Commission representatives (including Ben Baker and Kumar Barva), the Office of People's Counsel (David Lapp) and Maryland DNR's Power Plant Research Program (Bob Ciesinski).

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Speakers:Unidentified Chair (addressing the committee)

A multi-agency briefing to the House Environment and Transportation Committee on electric and gas utility regulation, affordability drivers, and generation/transmission planning, including data center impacts and a surge in solar CPCN filings.

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