CHESTERTOWN — A hearing to gather public comment on a proposal by TPE MD KE77 LLC to build a 5-megawatt solar-generating facility in the Kennedyville area will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 16 at the Comfort Inn & Suites, 150 Scheeler Road in Chestertown.
The Maryland Public Service Commission has delegated the case to its Public Utility Law Judge Division; Chief Public Utility Law Judge Kristin Case Lawrence will preside over the hearing.
In July 2025, developer Turning Point Energy applied to the PSC for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, 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, intended as part of Maryland’s community solar program, on 53 acres of a 304-acre property at 12721 Bloomfield Road near Kennedyville.
In addition to taking comments from the public, the hearing will include a presentation by the applicant, brief statements by the parties including the Power Plant Research Program of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and the Public Service Commission’s technical staff as to their respective roles and recommendations in the case.
The hearing also will include a virtual option for those unable to attend in person.
Attendees can register by Tuesday, April 14 from the “File a Public Comment” page of the PSC’s website, https://www.pscmaryland.com/online-services/file-a-public-comment/.
Scroll down to the Calendly application.
Click on the entry for 9799-TPE MD KE77 [CPCN]
Click on April 16, 2026, select 6:30 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://www.pscmaryland.com/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 St., 16th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202.
So that they are noted in the proper case file, all comments should reference Case No. 9799.
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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 PSC implements the energy policy of the state and also regulates the siting of energy-generating facilities and high-voltage transmission lines.