1. (a)

   1. (1) On or before December 1, 2025, and each December 1 thereafter, the owner or operator of a generating unit or facility specified under § 7-207(a)(4)(iii) of this subtitle shall submit to the Department of the Environment a report that includes:

      1. (i) dates on which the generating unit or facility was used for the previous 12 months;
      2. (ii) the length of time the generating unit or facility was operated for the previous 12 months; and
      3. (iii) for each instance that the generating unit or facility was operated over the previous 12 months, the reason the generating unit or facility was operated.

   2. (2) Unless the Department of the Environment determines that the report required under paragraph (1) of this subsection poses a risk to cybersecurity, national security, or the security of the State, the report:

      1. (i) shall be made publicly available; and
      2. (ii) may not be redacted.

2. (b) On or before December 1, 2025, and every 2 years thereafter, the Maryland Energy Administration, in consultation with the Department of Commerce and industry representatives selected by the Department of Commerce, shall, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, submit a report to the General Assembly detailing:

   1. (1) advancements in backup generation technologies;
   2. (2) the commercial availability of new backup generation technologies that can be procured; and
   3. (3) the affordability of adopting new backup generation technologies.

Added by Acts 2024, c. 411, § 1, eff. July 1, 2024.