MAREC Action Statement on Virginia General Assembly’s Failure to Act to Standardize Solar Siting Ordinances Richmond, VA: “MAREC Action is encouraged by activity during the Virginia General Assembly’s 2025 session to reform the Commonwealth’s broken renewable energy...
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MAREC Action Supports Virginia Legislative Efforts to Standardize Solar Ordinances
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 21, 2025 TO ARRANGE AN INTERVIEW ON 1/21/25 CONTACT: RICK LYKE AT 704-916-6152 or 704-340-2840 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: EVAN VAUGHAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MAREC ACTION, 202-431-4640 EVAUGHAN@MAREC.US MAREC Action Supports Virginia...
An Interview with MAREC Action Board President Brittany West
MAREC Action recently sat down to chat with Brittany West, a clean energy business leader and our newly elected Board President. Brittany brings a wealth of experience to our organization, and we wanted to learn more about her background and priorities for MAREC...
MAREC Action Statement on BOEM Central Atlantic Lease Auction
MAREC Action Congratulates Winners of BOEM Offshore Wind Lease Auction Washington, D.C.— "With winning bids surpassing $90 million in total, today's auction for the right to develop offshore wind farms off the coast of Mid-Atlantic states makes clear that a...
MAREC Speaks at CSG East in Baltimore, MD
MAREC Action Executive Director Evan Vaughan spoke at the annual Council of State Governments East (“CSG East”) on July 30th in Baltimore, Maryland. Evan’s panel discussed the offshore wind industry and he was joined by Lorig Charkoudian, Delegate, Maryland; Michael...
New Report: Implementing “30% by 2030” Renewable Energy Policy Would Generate $13 Billion for PA
Report released as state legislators consider policies to increase the state’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard (AEPS). HARRISBURG, PA – More than $13.1 billion could be invested in Pennsylvania over the next seven years, and 129,000 jobs could be created, if...
“New Jersey Offshore Wind Alliance” founded to serve as the industry’s unified voice in a new era
Veteran New Jersey strategist Paulina Banasiak O’Connor tapped to lead the new consortium of New Jersey offshore wind leaseholders and regional clean energy organization MAREC Action TRENTON, NJ—New Jersey’s offshore wind leaseholders and MAREC Action, a regional...
MAREC Action response to Ocean Wind 1 & 2 cancellation
Trenton, NJ—MAREC Action, an industry advocacy organization representing offshore wind, solar, and storage businesses active in the Mid-Atlantic region, issued the following statement following a decision by Ørsted to cease development of the Ocean Wind 1 and Ocean...
New Brattle Report Highlights Need for Intertie Optimization
In a new report, electricity experts from Brattle and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP recommend that, in the absence of action by the regional grid operators, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) should remedy the well-documented inefficient uses of...
MAREC Action applauds Maryland General Assembly for passage of the POWER Act
ANNAPOLIS, Md.—MAREC Action, a coalition representing utility-scale wind, solar and energy storage businesses active in the Mid-Atlantic states, issued the following statement congratulating Maryland’s General Assembly on today’s passage of the Promoting Offshore Wind...