Tag: Maryland

July 22, 2024

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore in May of this year signed the Brighter Tomorrow Act into law. The measure expands the solar facilities that qualify for subsidy, and improve the level of subsidy, and contains certain miscellaneous provisions applicable generally expanding […]

May 14, 2024

Maryland governor Wes Moore has signed into law Maryland House Bill 1296: Electricity – Offshore Wind Projects – Alterations, aimed at supporting the state’s goal of reaching 8.5 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2031. This happened on Thursday last […]

June 9, 2023

US developer Constellation is repowering its Criterion wind project (pictured) in Oakland, Maryland, extending the life of the facility for 20 years. Construction at the Criterion facility is underway with the installation of new, high-efficiency rotors, turbine blades and generators […]

March 31, 2023

Maryland governor Wes Moore (pictured) has set a target of 8500MW of offshore wind being developed in the state’s waters. Governor Moore announced that Maryland will aim to quadruple the amount of energy produced by offshore wind from the previous […]

April 9, 2019

Clean industry leaders celebrated the passage of the Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA) by state lawmakers yesterday. The bill now goes to the governor’s desk for signature. CEJA puts the state of Maryland on track to achieving a 50 percent […]

April 23, 2018

The 250-MW offshore wind project near Maryland took another step forward, as US Wind has selected two Baltimore firms for development and construction work. Strum Contracting Company will provide welding services for the installation of the meteorological tower, which will […]

April 10, 2017

The Maryland General Assembly has passed a bill authorizing a statewide ban on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. The bill, which was passed in the House of Representatives earlier this month and passed the Senate by a 35-10 vote Monday night, now moves […]

February 21, 2017

The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the final rules that will implement the state’s three-year community solar pilot programme. The programme’s target capacity is 192.1MW of solar PV  over three years as outlined in the HB 1087 legislation […]

June 28, 2016

Maryland is the latest state to adopt a community solar program, and a review of the program rules shows that the state is serious about getting community solar right. It meets at least 3 of the 4 principles for a […]

May 31, 2016

MDV-SEIA is deeply disappointed that Governor Hogan vetoed the Clean Energy Jobs Act. Governor Hogan ran his campaign on supporting jobs in Maryland. With this veto, Governor Hogan is sending a clear message that the Administration does not support job […]