FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND v. LEGORE BRIDGE SOLAR CENTER, LLC, et al.

Daily Record Staff//December 1, 2020//

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Administrative law — Maryland Public Service Commission — Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

In this appeal, Frederick County (the “County”), appellant, challenges a decision by the Maryland Public Service Commission (the “PSC” or the “Commission”), appellee, to approve a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (“CPCN”) for a 20 megawatt solar energy generating system (“SEGS”) proposed by LeGore Bridge Solar Center, LLC (“LeGore”), appellee. While LeGore was seeking to build this solar facility (the “Project”) on land zoned for agricultural use, two legislative enactments and one appellate case impacted LeGore’s application, as follows …

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