This article originally appeared in Canary Media. Currently, “there aren’t enough power lines, they’re not all in the right places, and the ones we have are too outdated to meet the rising power demand for electricity,” Evelyn Robinson, director of PJM affairs for...
Charleston Gazette-Mail: Numbers, Resources Don’t Add Up in Morrisey 25-Year Plan for Coal-Led Energy Buildout
This article originally appeared in the Charleston Gazette-Mail. MAREC (Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition) Action, representing 50 companies building new electric generating capacity in the region and responding to Morrisey's 50-gigawatt goal, said in a...
New Jersey Monitor: Soaring Power Prices Not Enough to Spur Investment in New Plants
This article originally appeared in the New Jersey Monitor. Historically, about 20% of projects queued to connect to PJM’s grid eventually do, though that number had fallen to about 7% amid delays in recent years, said Evan Vaughan, executive director of...
New Jersey Monitor: Soaring Power Prices Not Enough to Spur Investment in New Plants
This article originally appeared in the New Jersey Monitor. Historically, about 20% of projects queued to connect to PJM’s grid eventually do, though that number had fallen to about 7% amid delays in recent years, said Evan Vaughan, executive director of...
Gothamist: NJ Lawmakers Chide Regional Power Manager for Steep Hike in Electricity Prices
This article originally appeared in Gothamist. Evan Vaughn, executive director for the Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition, said the PJM results illustrated the critical need for New Jersey to work to get new energy sources online. “[The] consumer price increases...
Southern Maryland Chronicle: Maryland Struggles to Meet Its Ambitious Climate Goals
This article originally appeared in The Southern Maryland Chronicle. Maryland is struggling to build renewable energy within state borders for a number of reasons. It can be expensive and difficult to build large-scale facilities like solar farms in Maryland, said...
Heatmap: How the Interconnection Queue Could Make Qualifying for Tax Credits Next to Impossible
This article originally appeared in Heatmap. In the end, PJM and the states may be stuck together, and their best hope could be finding some way to work together — and they may not have any other choice. “A well-functioning RTO is the best way to achieve both low...
Fast Company: Wind and Solar Companies Are Racing to Build Before Their Tax Credits Disappear
This article originally appeared in Fast Company. States could also make it easier to site projects. Local communities should be able to make some decisions about whether projects should get built, says Evan Vaughan, executive director at the Mid-Atlantic Renewable...
Maryland Matters: Moore Signs Two Energy Bills as June Rate Hikes Loom
This article originally appeared in Maryland Matters. The Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition, now known as MAREC Action, an industry group representing utility-scale developers of wind and solar, as well as battery energy storage, applauded the bill’s power...
MAREC Action Statement on Virginia General Assembly’s Failure to Act to Standardize Solar Siting Ordinances
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...
