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BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND
IN THE MATTER OF Bessie Clemson Road Solar, LLC’s Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Construct a 5.0 MW Solar Photovoltaic Generating Facility in Frederick County, Maryland
CASE NO. 9814
NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT HEARING
A public comment hearing in the above-entitled matter is scheduled for Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 6:00 p.m., at the Libertytown Volunteer Fire Department, 12027 South Street, Libertytown, MD, 21762, concerning Bessie Clemson Road Solar, LLC’s application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (“CPCN”) from the Maryland Public Service Commission (the “Commission”).
The hearing will begin with a presentation by the Applicant followed by a presentation by the Department of Natural Resources, Power Plant Research Program (“PPRP”) of its recommendations with respect to the Project; and the Technical Staff of the Public Service Commission of Maryland (“Staff”) as to its recommendations regarding the Project.
If you would like to speak at the hearing remotely, you may sign up through the Commission’s website https://www.psc.state.md.us/ by Monday, July 20, 2026. Under the “Featured Topics” section on the right side of the website, take the following steps: click on Public Comment Hearing Sign up; click on Case No. 9814; click on July 22, 2026; select 6:00 p.m. and click on “next”; and enter your name and email address and click “Schedule Event.” Once you have completed the sign-up process, you will receive a Zoom link on the day of the meeting. Otherwise, barring technical difficulties, a recording will be available on the Public Utility Law Judge Division’s YouTube Channel, https://bit.ly/2X6wLiP.
Written comments on the proposed Project may be submitted electronically through the Commission’s website at https://www.psc.state.md.us/, or by first-class mail with the Commission’s Chief Clerk, Jamie Bergin, Maryland Public Service Commission, 6 St. Paul Street, 16th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202, and must reference Case No. 9814. Comments may be filed through July 24, 2026. Pursuant to the Commission’s March 13, 2020 Notice of Waiver and Relaxed Filing Requirements, no paper copies need be submitted if the filing is public in nature and no more than 25 pages in length. Instructions for submitting written and electronic written comments can be accessed by going to the Commission’s home page at https://www.psc.state.md.us/, scrolling down to the section titled “Comment on a Case” and clicking the link for “Learn More.” The instructions can also be accessed via the following link: https://psc.maryland.gov/online-services/file-a-public-comment/. Comments submitted electronically must be submitted through the Commission’s e-file system, which can be accessed via the following link: https://webpscxb.pscmaryland.com/DMS/E-file-pc.
