The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to use a Maryland dispute to weigh what steps states can take to subsidize the construction of new power plants. The justices said Monday that they will consider reviving a Maryland subsidy program, accepting appeals ...

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The Environmental Protection Agency said it will delay carbon rules for power plants, missing a deadline set by President Barack Obama in one of the centerpieces of his climate-change agenda.

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Competitive Power Ventures, of Rockville, an energy company, along with Japanese partners Marubeni and Toyota Tsusho, broke ground Tuesday on a power plant in Waldorf. The $775 million, 725-megawatt CPV St. Charles Energy Center will run on natural gas. CPV ...

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Competitive Power Ventures LLC, of Silver Spring, which develops and operates energy facilities, and partners Marubeni and Toyota Tsusho announced they have closed financing with GE Energy Financial Services and 14 other lenders for the $775 million CPV St. Charles ...

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Maryland can’t put into effect a program to subsidize new power plants in the state, a U.S. appeals court ruled, saying the proposal would circumvent the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s exclusive authority over interstate energy rates.

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SALISBURY — Wicomico County officials are considering a plant at the county landfill to convert solid waste into energy-producing gas. The Daily Times reports that supporters say the plant would create a new local energy source and help dispose of ...

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U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell said at a news conference Tuesday that the federal government will offer about 80,000 acres off the coast of Maryland for commercial energy leasing.

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American Capital Energy & Infrastructure LLC, an affiliate of Bethesda-based American Capital Ltd., announced a commitment to invest up to $130 million in Lagos, Nigeria-based Azura Power Holdings Ltd., which is developing a natural gas-fired power plant project in Nigeria.

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A federal judge has denied two former Exelon Corp. employees’ quest for severance benefits, finding that they were not eligible because they were hired by an “affiliate” of the company that took over the power plants where they worked.

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LUSBY — Constellation Energy Nuclear Group says it has shut down one of two nuclear reactors at its Calvert Cliffs power plant after a malfunction during testing. Plant spokesman Kory Raftery says a control rod dropped into the reactor Thursday ...

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