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$270M pledged to sweeten Michigan dam deal with Bethesda-based firm
Consumers Energy has sweetened the pot for the proposed sale of 13 hydroelectric dams in Michigan to a Maryland-based firm.
Panel: New energy law won’t fix soaring electric bills alone
Maryland experts discuss the Utility RELIEF Act and say more energy generation and storage are needed to address rising electric bills and demand.
100% clean electricity by 2035: Can MD meet climate goals?
Gov. Wes Moore set an ambitious goal: By 2035, 100% of Maryland’s electricity will come from clean energy. Will that happen?
Judge recommends Michigan PSC reject dam sales to Bethesda-based firm
A judge is recommending the Michigan Public Service Commission reject an attempt to sell 13 hydropower dams to a Maryland-based private equity firm.
Maryland’s new energy law intertwines with data center boom
Maryland’s Utility RELIEF Act mandates data centers to pay for electric grid upgrades and register with the Public Service Commission to ease ratepayer costs.
General Assembly candidates see a common enemy on rising energy prices: data centers
Maryland candidates across parties support regulating data centers to address rising residential energy prices and improve the state's energy grid.
Trump to restart MD coal plant with federal funds
Millions in federal funds will be used to restart Allegany County’s AES Warrior Run coal plant, President Donald Trump announced.
Perdue sues maker of firefighting foam containing PFAS used in MD
Perdue AgriBusiness is suing companies connected to PFAS-containing firefighting foam previously used at a Salisbury facility.
MD lawmakers await answers after air base jet fuel spill
Maryland lawmakers are awaiting answers from the Air Force about a fuel leak from Andrews Air Force Base into a Potomac River tributary.
Blackout fears debated at 4th Circuit hearing on proposed MD power line
The dispute over a power transmission line planned for Central Maryland reached the 4th Circuit, where attorneys sparred over survey work that is already underway.
Months after Potomac River sewage spill, businesses are still hurting
Three months after sewage spilled into the Potomac River, businesses and clubs that depend on the waterway for making money - and for having fun - are hurting.
MD joins lawsuit against EPA over rules on airborne ‘fine particulate matter’
Maryland and 13 other jurisdictions sued the EPA for its failure to meet a deadline to determine which parts of the country are in compliance with a 2024 standard for “fine particulate matter.”
