Comments Sought For Proposed Solar Facility In Harford County

HARFORD COUNTY, MD — Residents are invited to offer comment at an upcoming meeting regarding a proposal by Chaberton Solar Bonneville LLC to built a 5.0 MW solar facility in Harford County.

The hearing will take place July 29 at 6:30 p.m. before Public Utility Law Judge Kristin Case Lawrence. The hearing will be held at the Jarrettsville Branch of the Harford County Public Library, 3722 Norrisville Rd. in Jarrettsville.

In October 2023, Chaberton Solar Bonneville applied to the Maryland Public Service Commission for what is known as a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, which grants an applicant the authority to construct an energy generating station or high-voltage transmission line in Maryland. According to the application, the solar facility, intended as part of the state’s community solar program, would be built on 37 acres of a 186-acre property located at 1624 Jarrettsville Road in Jarrettsville.

The hearing will include a presentation by the developer, followed by brief statements from the Power Plant Research Program of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the Maryland Office of People’s Counsel and the Commission’s technical staff, then an opportunity for members of the public to comment on the proposed project.

The hearing will have a virtual option for those unable to attend in person. To participate virtually, sign up in advance to speak by sending an email to psc.pulj@gmail.com by noon July 29. Anyone who wants to watch the hearing can visit the Public Utility Law Judge Division's YouTube channel at https://bit.ly/2X6wLiP.

Written comments can be sent by Aug. 9 electronically through the Commission’s online portal at https://www.psc.state.md.us/make-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.