MAREC Action Blog
Maryland’s First Major Battery Storage Procurement Advances 440 MW to Support Affordability and Reliability
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...
Baltimore Sun: Could Battery Storage Projects Solve Maryland’s Electricity Crisis?
This article was originally published in The Baltimore Sun. MAREC Action director touts benefits of transmission-connected battery storage; group says developers are clamoring to build such facilities here A large lithium-ion battery energy storage system operated by...
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...
Solar Builder: Well That Did It. House Passes Reconciliation Bill That Jeopardizes Solar
This article originally appeared in Solar Builder Magazine. New timelines for solar projects The passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” means new deadlines to reap clean energy tax credits before they’re gone. Evan Vaughan, executive director of MAREC Action, is...
MACRUC: Transmission & Generation in the Mid-Atlantic: Who Builds, Where It Goes, and Who’s in Charge?
MAREC Action participated in this session at a MACRUC conference on June 17, 2026. View the event agenda here.
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,...
Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Pennsylvania Bill Would Create a State Board to Oversee New Energy Projects
This article originally appeared in the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. While local input is required by the bill, towns should not prevent energy projects at a time when new capacity is urgently needed in Pennsylvania and across the United States, argued Evan Vaughan,...