The Trump administration is withholding $330 million in previously approved federal grant awards for about 30 Maryland transportation projects, according to the state Transportation Department, which is urgently asking the administration to reconsider. See the full story at Fox 45 News. More DMV News Funding... Read More
Lawmakers from both parties are seeking to use state tax dollars to boost new natural gas infrastructure projects related to data centers and chicken processing plants, as a proposed spending plan is nearing completion before going to the governor for review. See the full story... Read More
PJM Interconnection, the organization that manages the transmission grid delivering electricity to about 65 million people from the mid-Atlantic coast to the Great Lakes, badly needs more power. In fact, its inability to connect projects languishing in its interconnection queues — most of them solar, wind, and batteries ready to replace... Read More
A package of bills from legislative leaders designed to generate more energy in Maryland and reduce ratepayer costs, includes giving nuclear energy “tier 1” status, making it eligible for certain state clean energy subsidies. But House Economic Matters Chair C.T. Wilson (D-Charles), an architect of... Read More
The looming energy policy debate in the Maryland General Assembly might best be described as everything, everywhere, all at once. See the full story in the Maryland Matters. More DMV News Data Centers Fuel Energy Debates as Lawmakers Seek Ratepayer Protections Virginia Mercury With data... Read More
In his State of the Commonwealth Address this week, Gov. Glenn Youngkin made the case that Virginia needs to ramp up energy production. Specifically, he said that energy production needed to be nearly doubled over the next 10 years. See the full story at Cardinal... Read More
A bipartisan host of proposed measures seek to regulate the industry, covering areas such as energy efficiency, sharing the cost of increased electrical demand and limiting bothersome noise levels. See the full story in The Washington Post. More DMV News With “Dire” Energy Outlook, Lawmakers... Read More
While renewable energy legislation may unite Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania, it is far from the only environmental priority expected to make waves. Here’s a look at the environmental moves each state might make during their legislative sessions this spring. See the full story in The... Read More
Virginia’s booming data center industry is driving unprecedented energy demands, straining the state’s natural gas infrastructure and prompting calls for new pipelines. A Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) report warns that expanding pipeline capacity may be necessary to meet the surge, bringing with... Read More
Top officials from all the Chesapeake Bay states and the federal government gathered in Annapolis Tuesday to reiterate their commitment to cleaning up the historically and economically critical estuary and strengthening the decade-long partnership that has helped improve the Bay’s health — even if that... Read More