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Utility rate-setting is ‘Catch-22,’ MD lawmakers, advocates say
Across multiple legislative sessions, lawmakers have attempted to lower skyrocketing utility bills for Marylanders, mostly through incremental steps.
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?
Piedmont power line sparks preliminary eminent domain questions
A planned high-voltage power line that would run 67 miles through Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick counties has put the concept of eminent domain in Maryland headlines.
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.
Resource adequacy challenges in Maryland
The General Assembly of Maryland made its boldest move ever to advance energy storage, responding to resource adequacy challenges.
Nonprofit offers bright spot for MD residents to fight rising energy costs
Civic Works offers free solar panels to low-income Baltimore homeowners, cutting bills by up to 100% and boosting home value while training local workers.
Program expands electric vehicles in Baltimore with chargers, Lyft EVs
Lyft drivers and users in Baltimore are getting a big lift from a new and growing program.
Utility companies in Maryland use drones for infrastructure inspections: ‘It is a lot safer’
Utility companies are using drones for infrastructure inspections leading to increased safety for crews, a reduced carbon footprint and faster inspection times.
Some Maryland school districts embracing idea of electric buses
School buses are nothing new in Maryland. What is new, however, is a rapid rise in the use of electric school buses – a rise that is expected to continue.
Electrification will strain Maryland’s grid. The question is by how much.
Maryland’s push to electrify buildings and vehicles to reduce emissions will increase the load on the electric grid. By how much is a matter of contention.
