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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.
4th Circuit blocks MD law on energy companies’ use of eco-friendly terms
A Fourth Circuit panel blocked a Maryland law “restricting and compelling the speech of renewable energy suppliers.”
Wes Moore pushes for PJM grid reforms as power bills swell
Gov. Wes Moore pushed for reforms in PJM Interconnection, including long-term power contracts and a requirement that data centers pay for the costly infrastructure needed to serve them.
PJM, power grid operator in MD, considering market overhaul
PJM Interconnection, a power grid operator across 13 states, including Maryland, said it is considering market changes that could reshape how electricity is bought and sold across its system.
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.
Feds assist PSEG amid pushback to power line project: ‘Like hostage negotiation’
After Public Service Enterprise Group agents said they were threatened by Carroll County landowners, a judge ordered U.S. marshals to assist surveyors working on a controversial power line project.
Transource could build power line next year through part of MD
An energy company is again taking steps to build a 29-mile-long transmission line through the Cumberland Valley, partly in Western Maryland.
When power markets reward scarcity, customers lose
Commentary: Maryland's power market under PJM auctions drives costs and highlights the need for regulatory reform and utility involvement.
PJM plan could accelerate data center power deals, analysts say
PJM Interconnection’s plan to manage surging AI-driven power demand could accelerate data center and power producer deals across its U.S. grid.
US faces growing risks of power outages due to rising winter demand, changing fuel mix
NERC warns rising winter electricity demand, solar limits and electrified heating could raise U.S. power outage risk across regions.
Moore aims to boost MD energy capacity, aid utility customers
Gov. Wes Moore dropped legislation aimed at modernizing Maryland’s electric grid and providing direct rebates for utility customers.
