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PSC Issues Interconnection Equipment Tax Credit Order
On July 30, 2026 the Maryland PSC issued an order related to interconnection equipment information for federal tax credit eligibility.
Among other things the Maryland PSC:
(1) finds that “absent regulatory intervention, insufficient supply chain transparency will likely impede clean energy development and increase project financing costs to the detriment of Maryland ratepayers”;
(2) “directs all electric utilities to provide, upon an interconnection customer’s written request, the information and certifications reasonably necessary to demonstrate FEOC compliance for qualified interconnection property”;
(3) “declines to direct the Interconnection Workgroup to pursue standardized forms at this time,” given that “forthcoming final regulations from the Treasury Department and the IRS may further alter compliance requirements”;
(4) regarding “Utility liability limitations and safe harbor,” clarifies that “utilities are explicitly authorized to rely on vendor-provided information to satisfy disclosure requirements,” and “may identify instances where requested information is unavailable, proprietary, commercially sensitive, or outside the utility’s reasonable control.”
As background the Maryland Commission initiated this proceeding to address issues related to HR1 of 2025 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act, or OBBBA).
