Maryland Public Service Commission Invites Comments on Proposed Solar Project in Somerset County
August 14, 2026
(BALTIMORE, MD) – Local residents and other interested members of the public are invited to comment on a proposal by applicant Old Princess Anne Community Energy Initiative, LLC to build a 2.250 MW solar generating facility in Somerset County. The hearing will take place on Monday, August 31, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the Princess Anne Library, 11767 Beechwood Street, Princess Anne, MD.
The Maryland Public Service Commission has delegated this case to its Public Utility Law Judge Division; Public Utility Law Judge Kyle Kushner will preside over the hearing.
In October 2025, the developer applied to the Commission for what is known as a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN), which grants an applicant the authority to construct an energy generating station in Maryland. According to the application, the developer proposes to build the project on 15.30 acres of an approximately 29.46-acre property located at 10410 Old Princess Anne Road in Somerset County. The project will generate energy to be allocated to community solar subscribers within Delmarva Power and Light’s service territory.
In addition to taking comments from the public, the hearing will include a presentation by the applicants, brief statements by the parties, including the Power Plant Research Program of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and the Commission’s Technical Staff, as to their respective roles and recommendations in the case.
Attendees can register (by August 27, 2026) from the ‘File a Public Comment’ page of the Commission’s website, https://psc.maryland.gov/online-services/file-a-public-comment/:
- Scroll down to the Calendly application;
- Click on the entry for ‘Case No. 9822 – Old Princess Anne Community Energy Initiative, LLC (CPCN)’
- Click on August 31, 2026, select 6:00 p.m. and click ‘Next’
- Enter name and email address and click ‘Schedule Event’
Registrants will receive a Zoom link by email after finishing the sign-up process.
Barring any technical difficulties, a recording will be available on the PULJ Division’s (MD PSC PULJs) YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/@mdpscpuljs327.
In addition to the hearing, written comments can be sent electronically through the Commission’s online portal at: https://psc.maryland.gov/online-services/file-a-public-comment/, or by mail. Comments sent by mail should be addressed to: Jamie Bergin, Chief Clerk, Maryland Public Service Commission, William Donald Schaefer Tower, 6 St. Paul Street, 16th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202. So that they are noted in the proper case file, all comments should reference Case No. 9822 and can be sent through September 30, 2026.
In addition to the online case docket, a copy of the application is available for public view at the Somerset County Department of Planning and Zoning (11916 Somerset Ave. Room #211, Princess Anne, Maryland 21853.)
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Media contact: Tony Ruffin, Communications Director | tony.ruffin@maryland.gov
About the Public Service Commission:
The Maryland Public Service Commission regulates electric and gas utilities and suppliers, telephone companies (land lines), private water and sewer companies, passenger motor vehicle carriers for hire, taxicab companies in some jurisdictions and bay pilot rates. The Commission implements the State’s energy policy and also regulates the siting of energy generating facilities and high-voltage transmission lines.
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