Panda Power Funds, a Texas-based private equity fund, last week announced two big investments in PJM, proposing a plant in MD and purchasing rights to a planned generator in PA.

Ike Leggett, chief executive of Montgomery County, MD, said last week the county will appeal the MD PSC’s decision allowing a Pepco rate hike, calling it "premature."

Gov. Martin O’Malley last week called on Maryland to get one-quarter of its electricity from renewable sources by 2022, a 25% boost in the current Maryland RPS.

The MD PSC approved only some of PEPCO's rate increase; $28 million in distribution rates and a $24 million surcharge to accelerate the hardening of feeder lines.

Exelon Corp. was tops in lobbying spending with more than $400,000 in Maryland between November 2012 and April 2013, making it the top spender in the state.

PJM's Atlantic states are ideally located to pursue offshore wind, with shallow coasts similar to Europe, where utility-scale offshore wind is 10+ years old

Integrating offshore wind into PJM will require billions in new transmission spending. Lines on shore also will have to be upgraded or built.

Delmarva Power & Light Co. filed rate hike requests totaling almost $65 million in Delaware and Maryland, saying its revenues have not kept pace with gro...

The Maryland Public Service Commission upheld an administrative law judge ruling allowing Williamsport, Md., to pass through to ratepayers PJM’s annual $5,00...

The Maryland legislature Friday, March 29 rejected a bill that would have removed so-called “black liquor,” a paper mill byproduct, from qualifying as a rene...