BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF CROOM ROAD SOLAR, LLC. FOR A

CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO CONSTRUCT A 5.0 MW

SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATING FACILITY IN PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY,

MARYLAND

CASE NO. 9743

NOTICE OF INITIAL PUBLIC COMMENT HEARING

An initial public hearing in the above-entitled matter is scheduled for Thursday, October 24, 2024, at

7:00 p.m., via virtual meeting, concerning Croom Road Solar, LLC’s application for a certificate of

public convenience and necessity to construct a 5.0 MW solar photovoltaic generating facility in Prince

George’s County, Maryland (the “Project”). The Project is anticipated to occupy approximately 25 acres

of the 40-acre property associated with Tax Map 0110, Grid 00A3, Parcel 0153, located at the intersection

of Croom Road and Route 301 (Crain Highway), Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

The hearing will begin with a presentation by the Applicant, followed by brief statements by the

Department of Natural Resources, Power Plant Research Program (PPRP); Maryland Office of People’s

Counsel (OPC); and the Staff of the Public Service Commission of Maryland (“Staff”) as to their

respective roles in the case. If you would like to speak at the hearing, please send an email to

psc.pulj@gmail.com by 12:00 Noon on October 23, 2024. Otherwise, a recording will be available on

the Public Utility Law Judge Division’s YouTube channel,

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYK5mu0UMAUOqSQowRq2TIQ/.

Written comments on the proposed Project may be submitted electronically or by first-class mail.

Comments submitted electronically must be submitted through the Commission’s Public Comment

Dropbox, which can be accessed through the Commission’s website at www.psc.state.md.us. Instructions

for logging into the Public Comment Dropbox are located under the “Tools” section of the Commission’s

website under the “Make a Public Comment” tab, which can be accessed via the following link:

https://www.psc.state.md.us/make-a-public-comment/. Commenters utilizing the Public Comment

Dropbox are required to complete a one-time registration. All comments must include a reference to Case

No. 9743. If submitted by first-class mail, comments must be addressed to Jamie Bergin, Chief Clerk,

Maryland Public Service Commission, William Donald Schaefer Tower, 6 St. Paul Street, 16th Floor,

Baltimore, Maryland 21202.