Several buoys have been deployed in the Potomac, Anacostia, and Shenandoah rivers to capture important water-quality data and upload it to the internet. See the full story at WTOP News. More DMV News Here’s How Maryland And Virginia Residents Can Plug Into Newly Legal Balcony... Read More
Hyperscale data centers are sprawling buildings that house hundreds of thousands of computer servers, often used to power global cloud and AI applications. Their meteoric proliferation in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and beyond has been accompanied by a commensurate rise in concerns over strains to... Read More
The future of data centers and their huge appetite for electricity is quickly escalating as a political flashpoint from coast to coast, moving from cities and states now to the nation’s capital. See the full story at Maryland Matters. More DMV News Dominion Just Can’t... Read More
Dominion Energy and Florida-based NextEra Energy are proposing a merger to create the largest regulated electric utility in the country, with a combined capacity of about 110 gigawatts. See the full story in the Virginia Mercury. More DMV News Moore Signs Maryland Energy Bill Aimed At... Read More
In the face of soaring energy demand and electric rates, battery developers across the U.S. are stepping in with massive, multihundred-megawatt systems that can cheaply dispatch power when it’s needed most. See the full story in the Canary Media. More DMV News Blackout Fears Debated At 4th... Read More
As data centers drive electricity demand to new heights and consumers struggle with rising energy costs, cheap, clean power remains out of reach in much of Virginia: Nearly two-thirds of counties outright ban or severely restrict large solar farms. See the full story in Canary Media.... Read More
Across Maryland, activists and data center supporters are battling over where and how proposed facilities will be built. Meanwhile, in the State House, lawmakers this session debated how to regulate them and the possible impact they could have on the electric grid. State Democratic leaders,... Read More
For the last several years, D.C. has faced a challenging fiscal picture. Mayor Muriel Bowser has proposed plugging some of the city’s budget gaps by slashing environmental programs. This year is no different. See the full story at WAMU, American University Radio. More DMV News Energy... Read More
Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Wednesday announced she signed another slate of bipartisan bills as part of her affordability agenda, just days before her Monday action deadline. The latest tranche of legislation set to become law focused on health, housing and ratepayer protections. See the full... Read More
Gov. Abigail Spanberger has signed the first batch of bills passed by state lawmakers before they adjourned in mid-March, advancing measures on health care, housing, and energy affordability. With hundreds of bills cleared by the legislature, she has until April 13 to sign, seek amendments... Read More