Two MAREC Action member projects totaling 440 MW selected to provide Maryland greater protection from volatile capacity prices FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2026 Baltimore, MD: Maryland has successfully completed the first round of its landmark battery energy...
Op-Ed: Keeping Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind Alive
This Op-Ed was originally published in North American Clean Energy. Project cancellations, rising costs, and federal headwinds have given opponents of offshore wind plenty of ammunition to declare the industry's American chapter closed before it ever truly began. But...
What Storage Developers Need to Know Before Entering PJM
This guide was originally published in RTO Insider. Potential energy storage in PJM | Yes Energy Aug 4, 2026 By Diane Cherry Why This Matters PJM's market design doesn't adequately account for state-of-charge management or the value of preserving stored energy across...
Baltimore Sun: No Gas-Fueled Exit to Energy Crisis: Reader Commentary
This commentary originally appeared in the Baltimore Sun. Baltimore Sun photo by Kim Hairston An aerial view of the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Southern Maryland. File. Torrey Snow’s recent column (“It’s time Maryland addressed its energy crisis,” July 8)...
Op-Ed: New Jersey Can’t Fix PJM: But It Can Stop Absorbing the Damage
This op-ed originally appeared in BINJE. New Jersey families already know what their bills say. Beginning in the summer of 2025, households saw electricity bills increase by 17-20 percent, and they remain elevated today. New Jersey does not control the regional...
Op-Ed: Maryland Started the Battery Race. We Shouldn’t Cede the Lead Now
This op-ed originally appeared in Maryland Matters. DIANE CHERRY Maryland electricity prices have surged due to compounding factors: data center construction, the electrification of buildings and transportation, and geopolitical uncertainty. With summer approaching,...
Virginia Enacts Solar Siting Reform: New Law Brings Common-Sense Standards and Opportunity
Virginia leaders have taken an important step toward strengthening energy affordability, protecting property rights, and expanding responsible solar deployment with the enactment of a new solar siting law. SB 347 and HB 711 were enacted by the Virginia General...
New Jersey Seeking Termination of the State Agreement Approach
TRENTON, N.J.: MAREC Action issued the following statement in response to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities' decision to pursue an agreement with PJM Interconnection to terminate the State Agreement Approach transmission projects: "The New Jersey Board of...
MAREC Action Applauds Enactment of Virginia Solar Siting Standards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 22, 2026 Media Contact: Keely McNeme, keely@renewcomm.com RICHMOND, VA: MAREC Action applauds the Virginia General Assembly and Gov. Spanberger for enacting SB 347 and HB 711 into law today. The legislation modernizes how local...
Governor Spanberger Signs Virginia Energy Storage Bill
RICHMOND, VA: MAREC Action ("Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition") celebrated Governor Spanberger's signing House Bill 895 and Senate Bill 448 yesterday. This legislation is a bipartisan effort to reduce energy price volatility, strengthen grid reliability, and...
