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MD-HB 1082 — Large Load Customers - Data Centers and Rate Schedule Requirements

Applying certain rate schedule requirements for large load customers to certain data centers; and modifying, from September 1, 2026, to January 1, 2027, the date by which certain electric companies must submit to the Public Service Commission for approval certain rate schedules for large load customers.

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionMarylandState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-03-03In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

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How it operates

Grid & interconnection

Determines whether and how fast a data center can actually get power, and who builds and pays for the transmission upgrades.

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Issues named in the record

Energy

These themes are supported by explicit words in the title or stored summary, not graph proximity.

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Formal policy pathway

R. Long

sponsored: R. Long

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Large Load Customers - Data Centers and Rate Schedule Requirements

9 nodes · 8 evidenced edges
Policy record 1Policy theme 3Policy mechanism 1Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
explicitly concerns: Theme named in the title or stored summaryclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textapplies in: Jurisdiction recorded for this source typedocumented by: Original source URL stored with the policy recordsponsored: Named sponsor in the tracked public recordmember of family: exact title companionPolicy recordMD-HB 1082Large Load Customers - Data…MD-HB 1082: Large Load Customers - Data Centers and Rate Schedule RequirementsPolicy themeEnergyExplicit record textEnergy: Explicit record textPolicy themeGrid ReliabilityAI-assisted policy themeGrid Reliability: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeRatepayerAI-assisted policy themeRatepayer: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismGrid & interconnectionText-derived policy signalGrid & interconnection: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionMarylandState policy jurisdictionMaryland: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorR. LongpersonR. Long: personPolicy familyLarge Load Customers -…MDLarge Load Customers - Data Centers and Rate Schedule Requirements: MD

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