Maryland Enacts Law Allowing Participation in Regional Program to Cut Transportation Emissions

Maryland Enacts Law Allowing Participation in Regional Program to Cut Transportation Emissions

Maryland enacted legislation on May 25 that authorizes the governor to include the state in a regional initiative that limits or reduces emissions from the transportation sector. The state is part of the Transportation and Climate Initiative, under which, a regional collaboration of nine Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and Washington DC that are exploring ways…

New England Wholesale Power Costs Rose by $2.9 Billion in 2018

New England Wholesale Power Costs Rose by $2.9 Billion in 2018: Annual Report

The total wholesale cost of electricity in the ISO New England Inc.’s markets was $12.1 billion in 2018, about 32 percent higher than the previous year, according to the grid operator’s annual market report released on May 23. The report said that the overall performance of the region’s capacity, energy, and ancillary service markets was…