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Utilities: Not Viable To Develop Peak Shaving Program Required For PJM Capacity Backstop Opt-out Prior To Oct. 2026 Deadline

PSC Staff, OPC Say PJM Has Confirmed That Actual Program Design Not Needed By PJM Until Sept. 2027

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (“BGE”), Delmarva Power & Light Company (“Delmarva Power”), and Potomac Electric Power Company (“Pepco”) (collectively, the “Joint Maryland Exelon Utilities” or “JMEU”) told the Maryland PSC that the JMEU do not consider it viable to develop a PJM-compliant peak-shaving program that would allow the utilities to opt-out of PJM's Reliability Backstop Procurement (RBP) auction prior to an October 2026 deadline

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PSC Staff, Utilities Generally Agree Large Loads Should Pay PJM Reliability Backstop Costs, But Offer No Specifics On Allocation If Service Area Is Assigned Backstop Costs Without Large Loads (Potential Allocation To Other LSEs)

Staff of the Maryland PSC, and the Maryland utilities, have each filed comments responding to various PSC questions concerning the allocation of costs under PJM's Reliability Backstop Procurement (RBP), with the comments generally indicating an intent that responsible large loads (or other large…

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Maryland PSC Staff Says "Routing" Storage Purchase Obligation Currently Imposed On Retail Suppliers Through Utilities Would Be "Optimal"; Utilities Suggest That "Ideal" Outcome To Accomplish Such Would Be Change In Statutory Language

In comments on implementation of an energy storage procurement obligation on retail suppliers and SOS suppliers, Staff of the Maryland PSC said that accomplishing such procurement through the electric utilities via a nonbypassable "utility" charge would be "optimal[]", though Staff said that…

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Choice State PSC Approves VPP, DER Aggregation Pilots

The Maryland PSC has approved several electric distribution system support services (EDSSS) pilot program offerings, such as VPPs, at the electric utilities (the DRIVE Act programs), while rejecting other proposals, as the PSC also addressed the interaction of various statutes governing funding and…

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