MD SB909

Establishes the Strategic Energy Planning Office within the Public Service Commission, headed by a Director appointed by the Governor to a 5-year term, with costs funded by assessments on public service companies (capped at 0.074% of gross operating revenues)

Requires the Office to develop a Comprehensive Wholesale Energy Markets and Bulk Power System Risk Report every 3 years starting September 1, 2028, containing 20-year electricity load projections, energy demand forecasts, and assessments of financial, resource adequacy, and reliability risks

Mandates examination of multiple scenarios including achievement of state clean energy goals, least-cost approaches to energy needs, and status quo policy assumptions, with recommendations for solutions addressing identified risks

Requires the Public Service Commission to study independent distribution operators by December 31, 2026, and the Department of Transportation to study transmission-constrained area solutions using existing rights-of-way by the same date

Directs the Maryland Energy Administration to obtain or develop power flow analyses related to known electric generation facility retirements by January 1, 2026, and to provide updates on the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's resource adequacy analysis by December 31, 2025 and 2026