Maryland Daily Record » electricity http://thedailyrecord.com Maryland's trusted source for business and legal news Tue, 21 May 2013 10:21:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 BGE seeks increased gas, electric rates http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/20/bge-seeks-increased-gas-electric-rates/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/20/bge-seeks-increased-gas-electric-rates/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 19:57:56 +0000 Daily Record Staff http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=240108 Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. has filed a request with the Maryland Public Service Commission to increase its gas and electricity distribution rates to its 1.2 million residential and commercial customers in Central Maryland by an average $7 a month. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/20/bge-seeks-increased-gas-electric-rates/feed/ 0 UMBC to measure wind at offshore turbine site  http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/15/umbc-to-measure-wind-at-offshore-turbine-site/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/15/umbc-to-measure-wind-at-offshore-turbine-site/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 04:01:03 +0000 Alexander Pyles http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=239794 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> The University of Maryland, Baltimore County and Maryland Energy Administration are teaming to compile wind speed and directional data to aid the state’s offshore wind energy program. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/15/umbc-to-measure-wind-at-offshore-turbine-site/feed/ 0 Potomac Edison spending $55 million on upgrades http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/23/potomac-edison-spending-55-million-on-upgrades/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/23/potomac-edison-spending-55-million-on-upgrades/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:01:08 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=238281 WILLIAMSPORT — Potomac Edison says it’s spending $55 million this year to upgrade its electrical system in western Maryland and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. The company said Tuesday that the projects include new distribution circuits and replacement of underground cable and utility poles. Potomac Edison is a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. of Akron, [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/23/potomac-edison-spending-55-million-on-upgrades/feed/ 0 Standard Solar opens office in New York  http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/16/standard-solar-opens-office-in-new-york/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/16/standard-solar-opens-office-in-new-york/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:20:27 +0000 Daily Record Staff http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=237774 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Standard Solar Inc., of Rockville, a designer and installer of solar electric systems, said it has opened a new sales office in Tarrytown, N.Y., to support increased demand among commercial customers in New York and Connecticut. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/16/standard-solar-opens-office-in-new-york/feed/ 0 Public Service Commission investigates meter reader complaints http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/12/public-service-commission-investigates-meter-reader-complaints/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/12/public-service-commission-investigates-meter-reader-complaints/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:31:12 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=237587 The Maryland Public Service Commission says it’s investigating complaints that Potomac Edison overbilled some western Maryland electricity customers by failing to read their meters as often as required. The agency opened a case file Tuesday on customer complaints that their meters were read less often than every other month, as required. The Frederick-based Sugarloaf Conservancy [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/12/public-service-commission-investigates-meter-reader-complaints/feed/ 0 Wind bill gains House approval  http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/02/22/offshore-wind-bill-passes-house-86-48/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/02/22/offshore-wind-bill-passes-house-86-48/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:59:07 +0000 Alexander Pyles http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=234204 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> The House of Delegates has passed legislation that would force utility companies to buy energy produced by wind turbines that could be built at least 10 miles off the coast of Ocean City. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/02/22/offshore-wind-bill-passes-house-86-48/feed/ 0 Constellation launches Rate Response http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/02/19/constellation-launches-rate-response/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/02/19/constellation-launches-rate-response/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:11:06 +0000 Daily Record Staff http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=233917 Constellation, of Baltimore, announced the launch of Constellation Rate Response as a way for commercial and industrial customers to participate in load response programs and lower their electricity supply costs. Rate Response customers select how load response revenue is applied to their electricity bill based on their estimated level of electricity curtailment and the type [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/02/19/constellation-launches-rate-response/feed/ 0 O’Malley to take case for wind energy to Senate; Miller expected at rally  http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/02/12/omalley-to-take-case-for-wind-energy-to-senate-miller-expected-at-rally/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/02/12/omalley-to-take-case-for-wind-energy-to-senate-miller-expected-at-rally/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:14:12 +0000 Alexander Pyles http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=233501 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> A suddenly supportive Senate committee will hear Gov. Martin O’Malley reiterate his support on Wednesday for building energy-producing wind turbines off the coast of Ocean City. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/02/12/omalley-to-take-case-for-wind-energy-to-senate-miller-expected-at-rally/feed/ 0 Official says offshore wind isn’t dead  http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/02/05/official-says-offshore-wind-isnt-dead/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/02/05/official-says-offshore-wind-isnt-dead/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 01:38:42 +0000 Alexander Pyles http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=233062 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Gov. Martin O’Malley’s energy advisor said Tuesday that a field of offshore wind turbines may not start spinning in 2017, as planned, but rebutted a recent report that said the project won’t ever be built. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/02/05/official-says-offshore-wind-isnt-dead/feed/ 0 Permit official: Garrett Co. wind project in sensitive area http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/01/23/permit-official-wind-project-in-sensitive-area/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/01/23/permit-official-wind-project-in-sensitive-area/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:40:19 +0000 The Cumberland Times-News http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=232114 OAKLAND — A Garrett County permitting official says most of a proposed wind farm on Fourmile Ridge lies in areas designated as sensitive by the state. Permit and Inspections Division Chief Jim Torrington says 75 percent of the proposed wind farm is in areas designated as having rare, threatened and endangered species. The Cumberland Times-News [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/01/23/permit-official-wind-project-in-sensitive-area/feed/ 0