A bipartisan group of state legislators is urging FERC to not stick Maryland ratepayers with infrastructure costs associated with out-of-state data centers. Last week, a bipartisan group of 80 State Senators and Delegates sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission urging federal regulators to reject efforts to saddle Maryland ratepayers with billions of dollars in out-of-state infrastructure costs. Transmission projects tied to data center development and already approved by federal regulators are projected…

As part of a broader push by federal leaders to encourage coal use, a defunct western Maryland plant is slated for major federal investment.  As energy continues to be a central issue for policymakers at all levels of government, strategies for addressing affordability, reliability, and generation needs are diverging significantly between the state and federal levels. Earlier this month, the Trump administration announced a $700 million investment in coal infrastructure nationwide. The largest share, approximately…

Pennsylvania’s new data center standards may offer Maryland a useful model for balancing multiple goals. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is adding new guardrails around data center development as states confront the fast-growing demand for AI infrastructure. The state's new standards aim to balance economic development with concerns over energy costs, grid reliability, water use, environmental impacts, workforce needs, and local community input. Developers seeking state support would be expected to show how their projects address…