1. A. Starting September 1 of the year after the Commission approves the first administrator’s initiative, an administrator shall file the following information for the prior delivery year with the Commission segregated by market segment, ownership, and operating model, technology type, and SDES, LDES, Multi-day ES durations:

   1. (1) The following information regarding applications, enrollments, registrations, awards, and removals from initiatives:

      1. (a) Total number of energy storage device initiative applications;
      2. (b) Total kilowatts of energy storage device applications;
      3. (c) Total kilowatt-hours of energy storage device applications;
      4. (d) Total number of energy storage devices enrolled for each delivery year;
      5. (e) Total kilowatts of energy storage devices enrolled for each delivery year;
      6. (f) Total kilowatt-hours of energy storage devices enrolled for each delivery year;
      7. (g) Total number of energy storage devices registered;
      8. (h) Total kilowatts of energy storage devices registered;
      9. (i) Total kilowatt-hours of energy storage devices registered;
      10. (j) Total number of denied energy storage device applications;
      11. (k) Total kilowatts of denied energy storage applications;
      12. (l) Total kilowatt-hours of denied energy storage applications;
      13. (m) Total number of energy storage devices removed from initiative enrollment or registration by delivery year for any reason;
      14. (n) Total kilowatts of energy storage devices removed from an initiative enrollment or registration by delivery year for any reason;
      15. (o) Total kilowatt-hours of energy storage devices removed from an initiative enrollment or registration by delivery year for any reason;
      16. (p) Total kilowatts of energy storage device deployment incentives awarded in the prior delivery year;
      17. (q) Total kilowatt-hours of energy storage device deployment incentives awarded in the prior delivery year;
      18. (r) Total dollars for energy storage device deployment incentives awarded in the prior delivery year;
      19. (s) Total kilowatts for energy storage device procurement mechanisms awarded in the prior delivery year;
      20. (t) Total kilowatt-hours for energy storage device procurement mechanisms awarded in the prior delivery year; and
      21. (u) Total dollars for energy storage device procurement mechanisms awarded in the prior delivery year;

   2. (2) The following information regarding pre-existing energy storage devices:

      1. (a) Total number of pre-existing energy storage devices discovered in the prior delivery year;
      2. (b) Total kilowatts of pre-existing energy storage devices discovered in the prior delivery year; and
      3. (c) Total kilowatt-hours of pre-existing energy storage devices discovered in the prior delivery
2. (3) Initiative administrative costs in the prior delivery year;
3. (4) Cumulative totals that include data from previous annual reports for the information in §§A(1), (2), and (3) of this regulation;

4. (5) Initiative assessments containing the following information:

   1. (a) Initiative assessment regarding evaluation, measurement and verification benefit/costs expected and benefit/costs received in the prior delivery year; and

   2. (b) Initiative assessment regarding equity impacts of the initiative in the prior delivery year, including:

      1. (i) Total number, total kilowatts and kilowatt-hours of energy storage devices providing benefits to underserved communities;
      2. (ii) Percentage of number, total kilowatts and kilowatt-hours of energy storage devices providing benefits to underserved communities; and
      3. (iii) A description of actions taken to promote or incentivize initiative participation in underserved communities and any metrics used for monitoring underserved community participation; and
5. (6) Cumulative totals that include data from previous annual reports for the information in §A(2)(a) and (b) of this regulation.
6. B. Maryland Energy Storage Program Annual Report. The Maryland Energy Storage Program Manager shall annually each October 1 file a report with the Commission that summarizes the information in §§A(1) and (2) of this regulation.

year;

Authority: Public Utilities Article, §§1-101, 2-113, 2-121, 7-207, 7-216, 7-216.1, 7-219, 7–1001, and 7-1005, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: March 30, 2026 (52:6 Md. R. 292)