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ENT Committee Session, 3/12/2026 #1

House Environment and Transportation Committee · March 13, 2026

Chair of the House Environment and Transportation Committee summarized and advanced a comprehensive energy package (HB1532, the "Utility Relief Act") that makes near-term changes to the Empower Maryland program, alters net energy metering and large-load tariffs, and adds transparency measures for data centers; the committee voted to send the bill to the House floor (14–5).

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