O’Malley, wind power advocates rally for passage of bill
BY: marylandreporter.com
POSTED: April 3, 2012
Tags: Annapolis, clean energy, Energy, General Assembly, gov. o'malley, legislation, offshore, renewable, wind power
Comments: 2
ANNAPOLIS — It was an unusual sight Monday night as hundreds of people joined hands and encircled the State House to show support for wind power legislation. More than 400 turned out to push for final passage of Gov. Martin O’Malley’s offshore wind energy bill, which passed the House of Delegates last week and must [...]
House of Delegates passes offshore wind bill
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 30, 2012
Tags: developers, Energy, gov. martin o'malley, house of delegates, Ocean City, offshore wind, rates, senate, taxpayers, turbines, utility customers
ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland House of Delegates voted 88-47 on Friday for a scaled-back measure to help develop offshore wind off the coast of Ocean City in as soon as five years. Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley is backing the legislation again this year after it failed last year over concerns about its costs. Supporters, who [...]
House panel approves offshore wind bill 
BY: Alexander Pyles
POSTED: March 26, 2012
Tags: bill, Energy, House Economic Matters Committee, house of delegates, legislation, maryland, offshore, passed, wind power
Legislation that would create a renewable energy credit for Maryland companies that use offshore wind as a certain percentage of their energy generation was passed by a House of Delegates panel on Monday, moving the bill closer to a vote in that chamber. HB 441 creates incentive for companies to construct energy-producing wind turbines at [...]
Gas prices already closing in on last year’s high
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 26, 2012
Tags: Energy, gasoline, new york, prices, travel, united states
NEW YORK — The price of gasoline is less than a dime away from last year’s high. At an average of $3.90 per gallon, Americans have never paid more at this time of year and prices are expected to keep climbing with two months remaining before the traditional kickoff of the summer driving season. Prices [...]
USG hires former Exelon CFO
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 26, 2012
Tags: CFO, chicago, constellation, Energy, exelon, Matthew Hilzinger, Richard Fleming, usg corp., wallboard
CHICAGO — Wallboard maker USG Corp. said Monday that it named Matthew Hilzinger as its executive vice president and chief financial officer. Hilzinger, a former CFO of Exelon Corp., succeeds Richard Fleming, 64, who will remain with Chicago-based USG as an executive vice president until his expected retirement later this year. Hilzinger’s appointment is effective [...]
Offshore wind energy attracts 2 more firms
BY: Alexander Pyles
POSTED: March 22, 2012
Tags: Annapolis, Arcadia Offshore LLC, Department of the Interior, EDF Energies Nouvelles, Energy, firms, General Assembly, Gov. Martin O’Malley, maryland, offshore wind, Offshore Wind Energy Act
ANNAPOLIS — At least two new energy companies have expressed interest in leasing land off Maryland’s coast for the development of wind turbines to power an offshore wind program. Renewable energy company enXco, a subsidiary of French-owned EDF Energies Nouvelles and Arcadia Offshore LLC of Hoboken, N.J., submitted bids to the U.S. Department of the [...]
Unhappy public not sure who to blame for high gas
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 22, 2012
Tags: candidates, Congress, drivers, Energy, environmental protection agency, fisherman, fuel, gas prices, Government, lobstermen, oil prices, president barack obama, shrimpers, vacation
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LOS ANGELES — Families canceling vacations. Fishermen watching their profits burn up along with their boats’ gasoline. Drivers buying only a few gallons of gas at a time because they can’t afford to fill the tank. From all corners of the country, Americans are irritated these days by record-high fuel prices that have soared above [...]
Obama, GOP vie for upper hand on energy
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 21, 2012
Tags: boulder city, campaign, drilling, election, Energy, GOP, nevada, oil, policy, president obama, solar, united states
BOULDER CITY, Nev. — Wooing a nation of increasingly angry motorists, President Barack Obama and his Republican rivals are all plunging into gas-pump politics, seeking the upper hand as energy becomes a driving issue in the election campaign. The president is defending his energy agenda this week, traveling Wednesday to a solar panel plant in [...]
Maryland firm chosen by D.C. groups pooling to buy power
BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 20, 2012
Tags: d.c., electricity, Energy, groundswell, groups, maryland, pooling, power, Rockville-based Clean Currents, savings, washington
WASHINGTON — A Maryland company has been chosen by more than 100 religious, community, labor and low-income housing groups in the Washington area that are joining forces to save money on electricity. The groups met Tuesday and announced that they had selected Rockville-based Clean Currents, which had also won the previous contract. The purchase was [...]
Constellation-Exelon deal gets final approval
BY: Ben Mook
POSTED: March 9, 2012
Tags: acquisition, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., BGE, Constellation Energy Group, Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, gov. martin o'malley, Harbor Point, Maryland Public Service Commission, PSC, regulators
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Exelon Corp.’s $7.9 billion acquisition of Baltimore’s last remaining Fortune 500 company cleared its final regulatory hurdle Friday with the conditional approval of the deal by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. On Feb. 17, Maryland’s Public Service Commission gave its approval for the Chicago-based firm to take over Constellation Energy Group, the parent company of [...]
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