A Federal Court Just Admitted the Piedmont “Emergency” Might Be Fake. It Let PSEG Bulldoze Your Land Anyway.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Part of The New Land Wars series Charlotte Hetterick runs an organic farm in Carroll...
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Three Governors, One Script: Texas, Maryland and Pennsylvania Are All Suddenly Cracking Down on Data Centers
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro stood in Harrisburg on Tuesday and told data center...
One in Five BGE Customers Is Behind on Utility Bills. Maryland’s Affordability Problem Is Getting Harder to Ignore.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s energy affordability problem is showing up in a number that should get...
The 2029 Promise: What Offshore Wind Boosters Aren’t Telling You
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Energy & Environment A pro-offshore-wind coalition has been showing up at Eastern...
Two Regulators, One Gas Company: DC and Maryland Both Weigh Washington Gas Pipe Spending This Week
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Washington Gas is facing scrutiny from utility regulators in two jurisdictions this week,...
Republicans Won’t Boycott the Special Session. They’ll Just Talk About Everything Else.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Senate Minority Leader Steve Hershey wants one thing clear before the Aug. 3-5 special...
What Maryland Actually Gets — and Gives Up — By Saying No to Data Centers
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews National coverage of the data center backlash tends to run one of two ways: either data...
What Governor Moore’s $13.3 Billion Announcement Left Out
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Gov. Wes Moore announced this week that the results of PJM's latest capacity auction "saved...
Paying Twice: The Federal Deal Costing Maryland Ratepayers Hundreds Of Millions For Two Anne Arundel Power Plants
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Every Baltimore Gas and Electric customer — 1.2 million households and businesses across...
Federal Dollars Restart Warrior Run — But Will Maryland Ratepayers Actually Benefit?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews President Trump announced Thursday that $85 million in federal funds will restart the...
Who Pays for the Data Center Boom? In Maryland, the Answer Is Already You.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The question was never whether Maryland wanted data centers. The state answered that years...
$12.50 vs. $16.00: Moore’s Utility Promise Doesn’t Survive June
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Governor Wes Moore has already signed the Utility RELIEF Act, the legislation Democratic...
The $150 They’re Bragging About May Be Built on Fraud
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Every month, quietly tucked into your utility bill, there's a charge you probably didn't...
Maryland’s Water Is Running Out. Virginia’s Data Centers Are Part of Why.
The Potomac hasn't been this low in recorded history. Millions of Marylanders depend on it. And a sprawling industry...
Moore, Ferguson, and Peña-Melnyk Unveil “Utility RELIEF Act” as Energy Costs Become Political Flashpoint in Maryland
By MDBayNews Staff With electricity costs rising across Maryland, Governor Wes Moore and Democratic legislative leaders...
Cox Demands Transparency on Soaring Electric Bills, Files MPIA Requests to Moore Administration
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox announced Thursday that he has filed...
BGE’s $500 Million Peninsula Project Raises Big Questions About Oversight, Cost, and Who Pays
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland ratepayers are once again staring down a massive utility price tag — this time for a...
Hearing Tomorrow: HB 970 Would Redefine Nuclear as “Tier 1” Clean Energy in Maryland
By MDBayNews Staff Annapolis will take up a consequential energy bill tomorrow that could reshape Maryland’s energy...
Innovation Corridor or Illusion? Western Maryland’s Energy Crossroads
By MDBayNews Staff Western Maryland is once again at the center of a debate that cuts to the core of Maryland’s economic...
Buried Infrastructure, Exploding Homes, and the Energy Blind Spot Maryland Won’t Fix
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews When energy debates flare up in Maryland, they tend to center on climate targets, renewable...
Kathy Szeliga Questions the Solar Push as Utility Bills Climb
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS — As Maryland families open winter electric bills that look more like mortgage payments, the...
Could the Indian River Power Plant Come Back? What It Would Mean for Maryland
By MDBayNews Staff Talk of reviving the Indian River Power Plant in Sussex County, Delaware, has quietly resurfaced — and...
A $57,000 Power Bill and a Warning for Maryland
By MDBayNews Staff When a third-generation local grocery store is staring at a nearly $58,000 monthly electric bill,...
Evan Glass Warns About Rising Utility Bills—As Montgomery County Prepares to Auto-Enroll Residents in New Energy Program
By MDBayNews Staff Montgomery County residents are being warned that their electric bills are climbing. At the same time,...
Green Promises, Rising Bills: Annapolis’ Community Solar Push Comes at a Cost
By MDBayNews Staff Annapolis officials are once again expanding renewable energy programs under the banner of climate...
Maryland Households Face Another Utility Squeeze as Pepco Seeks Major Rate Hike
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland families already grappling with high housing costs, taxes, and inflation may soon face another...
Maryland Leaders Blame the Ads While Ratepayers Pay the Price
By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland families struggle with rising utility bills, a new debate has erupted in Annapolis—not...
Maryland House Republicans Roll Out Final Pieces of 2026 Affordability and Accountability Agenda
By MDBayNews Staff The Maryland House Republican Caucus has formally introduced the remaining bills in its 2026...
SB 683 Puts Farmland First as Maryland Pushes Solar Expansion
By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland continues its aggressive push toward renewable energy, a growing backlash has emerged from...
Opinion: Morgantown’s Sale to TeraWulf Should Signal Opportunity, Not Fear
By MDBayNews Staff The recent announcement that TeraWulf Inc. is moving forward with the acquisition of the former...
HB1 and the Politics of Distraction as Utility Bills Keep Rising
By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland households struggle to keep up with rising electricity and gas bills, House Bill 1 (HB1) has...
Maryland Lawmakers Move to Bar Power Line Surveyors From Private Property During Hunting Season
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland lawmakers from both parties are advancing legislation aimed at protecting private property...
Data Center Debate Exposes a Rare Maryland Consensus — and Voter Unease
By MDBayNews Staff Annapolis, MD — A heated hearing in Annapolis on House Bill 120 (HB 120) revealed something unusual in...
Maryland Energy Warnings Clash With Annapolis Climate Politics
By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland endures winter storms and rising energy costs, warnings of potential rolling blackouts are...
Chalk Point’s Return Highlights Maryland’s Energy Reality Check
By MDBayNews Staff A recent post by J.B. Jennings has reignited a debate Maryland lawmakers have largely tried to avoid:...
Lower Bills or Just Louder Promises? A Hard Look at Governor Moore’s “Local Power” Plan
By MDBayNews Staff Governor Wes Moore is rolling out a familiar message to Maryland families: relief is coming. His newly...
Rolling Blackouts by Another Name: Maryland’s Energy Reckoning Arrives
By MDBayNews Staff Marylanders are being gently introduced to an unpleasant reality: “load shedding” is just rolling...
Maryland’s “Grid Upgrade” Gamble: Well-Meaning, But Misguided
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews On January 27, Gov. Wes Moore announced the Lower Bills and Local Power Act, a new...
Maryland AG Anthony Brown Opposes LNG Expansion, Drawing Criticism Over Energy Security and Jobs
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is once again aligning the state with national progressive...
When Utility Bills Become a Health Crisis
By MDBayNews Staff For many Maryland households, the shock of higher BGE bills this winter isn’t just a budgeting...