"Hailed as a transformative initiative, the program has failed to deliver its promise of transitioning Maryland to clean, fossil-free electricity, the report’s authors write."
"Maryland’s clean energy ambitions are crumbling under the weight of its policy missteps, environmental advocates suggest in a new report.
Established 19 years ago, the state’s premium renewable energy program, known as the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), was supposed to remake Maryland’s energy system by replacing fossil fuel sources with renewable electricity.
Instead, it has stalled the growth of Maryland’s renewable energy sector, undermined the transition to fossil-free electricity and funneled billions in public subsidies to out-of-state energy producers with significant consequences for the environment and ratepayers, according to the report from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), a national nonprofit.
Timothy Whitehouse, PEER’s executive director, said the RPS program is a “well-known problem in the state that people don’t want to talk about.”"
Aman Azhar reports for Inside Climate News January 29, 2025.
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"Maryland’s Renewable Electricity Program Fails to Deliver" (PEER release)
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