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ICFTS MD Solar, LLC, has applied for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity with the Maryland Public Service Commission to build a 4.6 MW solar photovoltaic generating facility at 26844 Hobbs Rd, the site of the previous Hobbs Road landfill.
ICFTS MD Solar, LLC, will hold a virtula informational public meeting on March 5, 2026, 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The meeting can be accessed via the following Link: https://meet.google.com/utz-kvrg-hak
The County Commissioners discussed the project at their Jan. 13, 2026, meeting. As reported by Kennedy Thomason:
The background of an agreement between Hobbs Road solar developers and the county was briefly discussed at the meeting. Commissioner Porter and Commission President Travis Breeding explained that there are solar panels being installed on the property which was once the Hobbs Road landfill, but that the energy gleaned from these panels will not be sold “to the grid”, rather, they will be part of a Community Solar program. County Administrator Kathleen Freeman said that the energy will be kept in Caroline, and will benefit both the county and the Board of Education. “[That land] can’t be used for anything else,” Commissioner Breeding said, “so it’s a logical place to put it.”
According to the ICFTS MD Solar LLC meeting announcement online at https://srenergy.com/news/notice-of-informational-meeting/, "the meeting will begin with a brief presentation by the developer, who will then be available for comments and answer questions."
Written comments on the proposed Project may be submitted electronically or by first-class mail. Instructions for submitting written and electronic written comments can be accessed by going to the Commission’s home page at https://www.psc.state.md.us/, scrolling down to the section titled “Comment on a Case” and clicking the link for “Learn More.”
All comments must include a reference to Case No. 9835. 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. Only one copy is required.
