State Slows MPRP,

PSC Won’t Proceed

Until PSEG Fixes Incomplete MPRP Application

In a major procedural move, the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) refused to set a schedule for reviewing the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project (MPRP). The Commission made clear that no hearings or deadlines will be set until PSEG addresses significant gaps in its application.

The PSC found that PSEG failed to explain why alternative routes were rejected and did not provide required environmental and socioeconomic analysis. While much attention has focused on missing field studies, the Commission emphasized that those are just one part of a broader set of deficiencies.

PSEG claims it will submit field data after gaining access to private property—but that creates a backwards system where landowners are forced to give up rights before the project even meets minimum standards. The PSC has ordered PSEG to update its routing information within 30 days and begin coordinating with state agencies on field studies, but stopped short of approving PSEG’s sequencing or timeline.

If even the PSC says the application isn’t ready, why is PSEG being allowed to move forward on our land.

In a welcome development, several landowners who appealed their status were granted intervenor rights, giving them a formal voice in the case. Discovery is now open, allowing for deeper scrutiny of PSEG’s claims.

Stop MPRP will continue pressing for transparency, accountability, and energy solutions that protect Maryland’s landowners—not out-of-state data centers or corporate interests. This decision is a clear reminder that public pressure matters—and the Commission is listening.