The application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) in the matter below has been withdrawn and the docket closed. The previously scheduled August 18, 2025, virtual hearing is cancelled.
BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND
IN THE MATTER OF CHABERTON SOLAR VICTORIA HOLDINGS LLC’S
APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF
PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY
TO CONSTRUCT A 4.25 MW SOLAR
PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATING FACILITY
IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND
CASE NO. 9770
NOTICE OF 1ST PUBLIC COMMENT HEARING
On December 20, 2024, Chaberton Solar Victoria LLC (“Chaberton” or the “Applicant”) filed an Application (“Application”) for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to construct a 4.25 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) facility in Montgomery County, Maryland (the “Project”) pursuant to Md. Public Utilities Article (“PUA”) § 7 207. The Project is proposed as a community solar facility, and is anticipated to be constructed on approximately 25 acres of a 42-acre property at 15220 River Road, Germantown, Maryland (39.0751°N, -77.3165°W) (“Site”). The Site is located near the intersection of River Road and Manor Stone Drive and is currently owned by the Pilkerton Family LLC.
A public comment hearing in the above-entitled matter scheduled for Monday, August 18, 2025 at 6:30 p.m., via virtual meeting platform, concerning Chaberton Solar Victoria Holdings LLC’s application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) from the Maryland Public Service Commission.
If any member of the public would like to speak at the hearing, you may sign up through the Public Service Commission of Maryland’s (“the Commission”) website https://www.psc.state.md.us/ by Wednesday, August 13, 2025. Under the “Featured Topics” section on the right side of the website, take the following steps: click on Public Comment Hearing Signup; click on Case No. 9770; click on August 18, 2025; select 6:30 p.m. and click on “next”; and enter your name and email address and click “Schedule Event.” You will receive a zoom link for the meeting once you have completed the sign-up process. Otherwise, you may watch the public hearing on the Public Utility Law Judge Division’s YouTube Channel. Please direct any questions about the public hearing to psc.pulj@gmail.com.
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: www.psc.state.md.us/make-a-public-comment. Commenters utilizing the Public Comment Dropbox are required to complete a one-time registration. 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. All comments must include a reference to Case No. 9770
Pursuant to the Commission’s March 13, 2020 Notice of Waiver and Relaxed Filing Requirements, no paper copies need to be submitted if the filing is public in nature and no more than 25 pages in length. The Commission encourages parties to use the Commission’s “e-file” system for filing. Instructions for e-filing are found 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/ .
