§ 7-704.4. State procurement of offshore wind energy and associated renewable energy credits
West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic UtilitiesEffective: June 1, 2023
Effective: June 1, 2023
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 7-704.4
§ 7-704.4. State procurement of offshore wind energy and associated renewable energy credits
(b)(1) The Department of General Services, in consultation with the Public Service Commission, shall issue a competitive sealed procurement solicitation and may enter into at least one contract for a power purchase agreement to procure up to 5,000,000 megawatt-hours annually of offshore wind energy and associated renewable energy credits from one or more qualified offshore wind projects.
(c)(1) The Department of General Services shall identify the amount of energy necessary to meet the State's energy needs.
(3) The State shall offer for sale any energy or renewable energy credits remaining after the requirements under paragraph (2) of this subsection have been met on the competitive wholesale power market operated by PJM Interconnection, through bilateral sales to credit-worthy counterparties, or into renewable energy credit markets.
(d) The State shall:
(e)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the State may enter into a contract or contracts for the procurement on or before September 1, 2025.
(f)(1) Within 90 days after the operational commencement date of the power purchase agreement, any contractor providing operations and maintenance services under an agreement with the Department of General Services shall submit to the Department attestation that the contractor has entered into a labor peace agreement with each labor organization that is actively engaged in representing or attempting to represent employees performing operations and maintenance work on the projects that:
Credits
Added by Acts 2023, c. 95, § 1, eff. June 1, 2023.
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 7-704.4, MD PUBLIC UTIL § 7-704.4
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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