New wind farms would dot coastlines under Biden plan

October 13, 2021 Leave a comment

Seven major offshore wind farms would be developed on the East and West coasts and in the Gulf of Mexico under a plan announced by the Biden administration.

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Heating bills set to soar as inflation hits energy prices

October 13, 2021 Leave a comment

With prices surging worldwide for heating oil, natural gas and other fuels, the U.S. government expects households to see heating bills jump as much as 54% compared to last winter.

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BGE gets regulatory OK for use of renewable natural gas

October 7, 2021 Comments Off on BGE gets regulatory OK for use of renewable natural gas (access required)

Baltimore Gas & Electric is the first utility in Maryland to gain regulatory approval for the use of renewable natural gas on its gas distribution system.

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Surging natural gas prices: Threat to consumers this winter?

September 30, 2021 Comments Off on Surging natural gas prices: Threat to consumers this winter? (access required)

After years of unusually inexpensive levels, the price of natural gas has more than doubled since this time last year.

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Maryland utilities issue ROP for wholesale electric power supply

September 13, 2021 Comments Off on Maryland utilities issue ROP for wholesale electric power supply (access required)

Four utilities companies have issued Requests for Proposals for full-requirements, wholesale electric power supply to meet their Standard Offer Service obligations in Maryland.

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Work to begin on smart energy bus depot in Montgomery County

September 10, 2021 Comments Off on Work to begin on smart energy bus depot in Montgomery County (access required)

AlphaStruxure will begin construction on the Brookville Smart Energy Bus Depot, an electric bus charging infrastructure project in Montgomery County.

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Solar energy could power 40% of US electricity by 2035, report finds

September 8, 2021 Comments Off on Solar energy could power 40% of US electricity by 2035, report finds (access required)

Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm speaks during a June 29, 2021, roundtable discussion at the Service Employees International Union 32BJ, in New York. A new federal report say solar energy has the potential to power up to 40% of the nation’s electricity within 15 years — a 10-fold increase over current solar output that would require massive changes in U.S. policy and billions of dollars in federal investment to modernize the nation’s electric grid. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

A new report says solar energy has the potential to supply up to 40% of the nation’s electricity within 15 years — a 10-fold increase over current output.

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Md. wind projects promise renewable energy progress, thousands of jobs

August 3, 2021 Comments Off on Md. wind projects promise renewable energy progress, thousands of jobs (access required)

The development of offshore wind in Maryland was propelled forward on Tuesday, as the company responsible for a wind farm project off the coast of Ocean City announced both an expansion to that project as well as the creation of ...

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Maryland commission to investigate Potomac Edison, FirstEnergy ties amid scandal

July 27, 2021 Comments Off on Maryland commission to investigate Potomac Edison, FirstEnergy ties amid scandal (access required)

The Maryland Public Service Commission began an investigation into what effects the $60 million FirstEnergy bribery scandal might have had on Potomac Edison.

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FirstEnergy, Potomac Edison parent, to pay $230M in Ohio bribery case

July 22, 2021 Comments Off on FirstEnergy, Potomac Edison parent, to pay $230M in Ohio bribery case (access required)

Acting U.S. Attorney Vipal J. Patel, center, accompanied by FBI Special Agent in Charge Chris Hoffman, speaks during a news conference in Cincinnati on July 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Farnoush Amiri)

The energy giant at the center of a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio admitted Thursday to new details of its role in the conspiracy as part of a deal with federal prosecutors.