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Gov. Wes Moore delivers the State of the State address in Annapolis on Feb. 7, 2024. (Screengrab from Maryland General Assembly video)
Dec 19, 2025

Moore signs order to modernize power grid, vet land for new energy projects

Gov. Wes Moore signed an order to modernize the energy grid, vet state land for new projects and speed deployment of new energy resources.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore smiles during his State of the State address in Annapolis on Feb. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
Dec 18, 2025

Moore taps new transportation secretary, energy administration director

Gov. Wes Moore announced new appointments to head the Maryland Energy Administration and Department of Transportation.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a news conference at the Department of Transportation in Washington on Dec. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Dec 17, 2025

MD among states suing again over billions in withheld EV charging funds

States including Maryland are suing the Trump administration over withholding of over $2 billion in funding for EV charging programs.

Wind turbines work in Livermore, California, on Aug. 10, 2022. Federal energy regulators on May 13, 2024, approved a long-awaited rule to expand the amount of renewable energy such as wind and solar power that is transmitted to the electric grid, a key part of President Joe Biden’s goal to decarbonize the economy by 2050. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)
Dec 9, 2025

Judge sides with MD, throws out Trump order blocking development of wind energy

A federal judge struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking wind energy projects, saying the effort violates U.S. law.

President Donald Trump attends a business meeting at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on May 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Dec 5, 2025

Maryland to pay millions more for SNAP under Trump’s bill

Trump legislation is poised to make Maryland pay $40 million more in state funding to administer SNAP next fiscal year, analysts say.

In 2025, State Sen. Katie Fry Hester (D-Howard and Montgomery) co-sponsored a bill would have established a study on the effects fossil fuel companies have had on climate change. (The Daily Record file)
Dec 1, 2025

MD lawmakers look to regulate utility companies, PJM in 2026

As ratepayers grow more exasperated with utility bill hikes, Maryland lawmakers are making plans to ease the pinch on their wallets.

Rockville’s X-energy closes $700M funding round, continues growth
Nov 25, 2025

Rockville’s X-energy closes $700M funding round, continues growth

X-Energy Reactor Company LLC announced it closed an oversubscribed Series D financing round of $700 million from new and existing investors.

At Constellation's nuclear power plant on Three Mile Island, called the Crane Clean Energy Center, near Middletown, Pennsylvania, the cooling towers are reflected in the Susquehanna River at sunrise on June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
Nov 20, 2025

Constellation Energy gets $1B loan for Three Mile Island reopening

Baltimore-based Constellation Energy secured a $1 billion loan to help finance the reopening of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant.

Constellation Energy's Baltimore headquarters.(Constellation Energy photo)
Nov 20, 2025

Constellation awards $500K toward clean energy, student projects

Constellation Energy awarded more than $500,000 in grants for STEM and energy-related projects impacting more than 30,000 students.

Gov. Wes Moore speaks to reporters on Nov. 4, 2025, in the State House in Annapolis after he signed an executive order releasing $62 million to SNAP payments for Marylanders. (Hannah Gaskill/The Daily Record)
Nov 7, 2025

Moore announces additional assistance programs for federal workers

Gov. Wes Moore announced additional actions taken to support Maryland’s federal workers during the federal government shutdown.

Exelon's office building at Harbor Point in Baltimore. (The Daily Record/File Photo)
Nov 4, 2025

Exelon’s data-center demand grows 12% in Q3; profit beats estimates

Exelon Corp, the parent company of BGE, saw a 12% rise in demand from potential data center customers in the third quarter.

Sen. Mary Beth Carozza (file photo)
Nov 3, 2025

MD lawmaker pushes back against offshore wind, citing economic costs for Ocean City

A Maryland state senator urged lawmakers to take stock of opposition to offshore wind, arguing that it will disrupt tourism and commerce.