• RWE Clean Energy’s proposed MD Blue Crab Solar & Storage project

    BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND
    IN THE MATTER OF MARYLAND BLUE CRAB SOLAR & STORAGE, LLC’S
    APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY
    TO CONSTRUCT A 100 MW SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATING FACILITY,
    WITH 25 MW BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM, AND 69 kV TRANSMISSION


    LINE IN DORCHESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND

    CASE NO. 9782


    NOTICE OF VIRTUAL INITIAL PUBLIC COMMENT HEARING

    The Maryland Public Service Commission will hold a public comment hearing to consider the
    application of Maryland Blue Crab Solar & Storage, LLC for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to construct a 100 MW solar electric generating facility with a 25 MW battery energy storage system and a 69 kV Transmission line on Linkwood Road near Linkwood in Dorchester County, Maryland.

    DATE: Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
    TIME: 6:00 p.m. EST
    PLACE: Virtual Meeting

    If you would like to speak at the hearing, please sign up through the Public Service Commission’s website www.psc.state.md.us/ by Friday, February 13, 2026. To sign up, scroll to “Comment on a Case” on the left hand side and take the following steps: click on “Learn More” then scroll down until you reach the Calendly application box; locate the entry for 9782- Maryland Blue Crab Solar and Storage LLC; click on February 18, 2026; select 6:00 p.m. and click “next” then enter your name and email address; click “Schedule Event.” You will receive a zoom link for the meeting once you have completed the sign-up process. If you do not wish to speak, the public hearing may be viewed on the Public Utility Law Judge’s (PULJ) YouTube Channel, www.youtube.com/channel/UCYK5mu0UMAUOqSQowRq2TIQ/.

    Written comments may be submitted electronically or by first-class mail. Instructions are located under the “Comment on a Case” section of the Commission’s website under “Learn More.” The instructions can also be accessed via www.psc.state.md.us/online-services/file-a-public- comment. Comments submitted electronically must be submitted through the Commission’s e- file system, which can be accessed at www.webpscxb.psc.state.md.us/DMS/E-file-pc. Commenters utilizing this system are required to complete a one-time registration. Comments submitted by first-class mail must be addressed to Jamie Bergin, Chief Clerk, Maryland Public Service Commission, William Donald Schaefer Tower, 6 St. Paul Street, 16th Floor, Baltimore MD 21202. All comments must include a reference to Case No. 9782.