US Coal Plan Shamelessly Picks Energy Winners & Losers
Coal is the big winner in the energy sweepstakes as the US administration moves to shove expensive electricity down people’s throats.
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Solar Trade Groups Statements on Passage of the Utility RELIEF Act
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Yesterday the Maryland General Assembly passed the Utility RELIEF Act (HB 1532/SB 841) after House and Senate leaders came to a compromise agreement on the energy omnibus bill. The bill now goes to Governor Wes Moore’s desk for his signature. Solar trade groups issued the following statements in … [continued]
Bottom: Meta data center. Middle: Electrical substation for the data center. Top: Power lines and closeup of the substation. Eagle Mountain, Utah. February 6, 2025. Photos by Fritz Hasler
8 Democratic Governors Urge Big Tech To Pay Their Fair Share
Today, Democratic governors from Pennsylvania, Delaware, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Maryland signed onto a deal to ensure PJM takes measures that ensure Big Tech is paying their fair share for their massive power usage. The nation’s largest grid operator, PJM, has been in the process of creating … [continued]
From Sea to Shining Sea: A Recap of 2025 State Solar Policy Wins
Here’s an update from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on its state policy wins in 2025 and what comes next: Illinois took a major step forward today as Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the 2025 Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act, expanding battery storage and advancing a statewide virtual power … [continued]
National security emergency or not, the Vineyard Wind offshore wind project will keep pumping out the clean kilowatts, at least for the time being (courtesy of Vineyard Wind).
The Case Against Offshore Wind Is Already Crumbling (Shocker!)
Oh Lordy, where to begin? On December 22, the Trump administration urgently dropped a stop-work order on not one but five offshore wind farms spanning five different states on the Atlantic Coast, citing an extremely dire national security emergency. Oh, really? How dire? Clear and present danger dire? Not that … [continued]
IRS Sued Over Anti-Solar & Anti-Wind Tax Rules
Tribal utility, localities, and consumer and environmental groups argue tax guidance illegally hurts renewable energy. WASHINGTON, D.C. — A broad array of groups with strong interests in clean and affordable energy sued the IRS and Treasury Department over new rules for tax credits that unfairly and illegally discriminate against wind … [continued]
Maryland’s Largest Solar Project Launches, On Old Coal Mine
Marylanders have apparently been good and nice this year. Rather than getting coal for Christmas, they got a large solar power plant installed on the site of an old coal mine. CPV Renewable Power, part of Competitive Power Ventures, launched the CPV Backbone Solar project a few days before Christmas … [continued]
82 New EV Charging Ports Coming To Part Of Maryland
The energy solutions provider Ameresco recently announced a collaboration with The Resilience Authority of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, Maryland, to expand EV charging infrastructure at various county facilities. Fleet electrification can help organizations reduce their environmental footprints and lower operating costs. Electric vehicles can be excellent for fleets because … [continued]
Sunrun and Ford are running a potentially game changing, first-of-its-kind vehicle-to-home energy storage experiment, leveraging the powerful battery of the Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck. Image courtesy of Ford.
Ford F-150 Lightning Featured In First-Of-Its-Kind Distributed Power Plant
Ford, Sunrun and the utility BGE have demonstrated that EV owners can earn incentives by hooking up to a distributed power plant, helping to offset the loss of the $7,500 federal tax credit.
Verified Benefits Empower Valuable Community Partnerships with Social RECs
Baltimore, MD — Earlier this year, the Climate Access Fund, Solar Stewards, CohnReznick, and additional partners “flipped the switch” to activate Solar4Us @ Henderson-Hopkins, a $3.8 million, 808 kW rooftop community solar project. The project, owned and developed by the Climate Access Fund, is located at Elmer A. Henderson: A … [continued]
