The 448th Legislative Session of the Maryland General Assembly kicks off on January 14 and concludes on April 17, 2026. Maryland Clean Energy Center staff will be tracking clean energy and climate justice legislation throughout the session, providing weekly Policy Watch updates via email and virtual webinars.
Policy Watch Webinars will recur every Friday and be followed by a Policy Watch Email Update, which includes a comprehensive list of new and pending energy legislation.
Register for the webinar series and subscribe to Policy Watch email updates below.
Presenters
January 16
Delegate Lorig Charkoudian – District 20, House Economic Matters Committee
January 23 & 30
Brian Thiry – Director of Strategic Engagement, Reliability First
Diane Holder – VP of Entity Engagement & Corporate Services, Reliability First
February 6
Kasia Kornecki, PhD – Sr. Program Officer, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine
February 20
Tom Peterson – CEO, Center for Climate Strategies
March 20
Kumar Barve – Commissioner, Maryland Public Service Commission
March 20
Abe Silverman – Assistant Research Scholar, Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute
April 3
Jamie DeMarco – Director, DeMarco Advocacy
April 17
Saif Ratul – Deputy Legislative Officer, Office of the Governor