solar energy

• Opinion

Maryland embraces solar power

Changes to state law should boost how much energy Maryland derives from the sun

• Opinion

Now all Marylanders can have solar power

Even if you rent or your house gets little sun, soon you too will be able to have solar power.

• Colleges and Universities

CCBC to get more than a quarter of its electricity from solar

The campus of the Community College of Baltimore County will host an array of solar panels capable of supplying 27 percent of the college's electricity needs by the end of this year.

By Carrie Wells

May 5, 2015

• Maryland

Study tracking where bird migration paths could cross offshore wind zone

A study is mapping coastal birds migratory patterns to learn whether they cross a 125-square-mile zone established for possible wind farms off Maryland's coast.

By Scott Dance

May 2, 2015

• Opinion

Save money with solar energy

Save money with solar energy

• Harford

Sunny weather greets visitors 12th annual Earth Day event in Aberdeen

Alex Shipley has played many games of chess, but Saturday was the first time he played with oversized pieces made from recycled materials, one of the many games that could be played with recycled, reused and donated materials during Aberdeen's 12th annual festival to celebrate Earth Day.

• Harford

The fuel costs for solar power are perfect [Editorial]

The ramifications, however, are very large. If sunlight can replace coal, oil or even the newly bargain-priced natural gas, the prospects for clean, cheap energy for generations to come bode well for not only government finance but also the advance of civilization as a whole.

• Opinion

Baltimore embraces renewable energy

Baltimore's business and political leaders set shining example on solar power

• Maryland

Solar energy considered to supplement county costs

The Carroll County Board of Commissioners is continuing the prior board's efforts in assessing the feasibility and possibility of incorporating solar energy as a means of reducing costs for residents and business owners.

• Maryland

County staff to look into solar power possibilities

Carroll County might soon gain the supplementary power of solar panels in an attempt to cut spending.

• Opinion

Maryland is ahead of the curve on solar energy

Maryland is one of America's leaders on solar energy.

• Opinion

Md. bucks national trend toward solar energy

Md. bucks national trend toward solar energy

• Baltimore County

Solar companies say they face hurdles in Baltimore Co.

Baltimore County lags behind other counties in homeowners putting solar panels on their rooftops, and some solar companies say the government's bureaucracy is to blame. Solar installers say the county has a too-strict interpretation of fire codes and an inconsistent inspection process, which means projects take longer to get approved and they can't include as many panels per rooftop as in other counties.

By Pamela Wood

Jan 4, 2015

• Opinion

Wind farm addresses climate change threat

Critics of proposed wind farm can't view science so selectively

• Opinion

Wind project raises serious safety, health concerns

Proposal to build a wind project in Somerset County puts public health and safety at risk

• Opinion

St. Mary's commissioner: Wind project would hurt national security

A proposed wind farm in Somerset County would endanger national security and must be scrapped or altered.

• Opinion

Eastern Shore wind project should be scrapped

Eastern Shore wind project should be scrapped

• Opinion

Politics, not safety concerns, hamper Eastern Shore wind project

If the Great Bay wind project is killed, it will be a terrible loss for Maryland. Governor O'Malley's visionary plan for Maryland to lead in clean energy jobs and investment will be set back. Somerset County, Maryland's poorest, will be deprived of a $200 million investment, 500 construction jobs and $44 million in new tax revenues. Over 200 landowners would lose untold millions in royalty payments. Mr. Hoyer created this fake crisis by meddling in a process that he himself passed a law to

• Maryland

Hampstead discusses street project, solar power

A State Highway Administration representative attended the meeting to assure the town that the revitalization project is still on track

• Maryland

Noah Smith: Energy storage next big challenge

• Maryland

Candidate's vision not right for our county [Letter]

• Baltimore County

As solar energy use grows, communities seek to balance history, technology

The historic Rodgers Forge neighborhood in Towson has adopted guidelines for residents who want to install solar panels, hoping to strike a balance between preserving the community's architecture and embracing alternative energy.

• Politics

A political divide over the environment

Republican Larry Hogan says the main thing needed to clean up the Chesapeake Bay is to get other states to stop sending sediment pollution down the Susquehanna River. Democrat Anthony Brown and most scientists say the problem is more complicated than that.

• Opinion

Mikulski got it right on Somerset wind turbines [Letter]

Mikulski got it right on Somerset wind turbines

• Opinion

The nuclear option [Commentary]

Maryland is failing to deal squarely with the problem of carbon emissions from electricity production. Given growing public concern about climate change, a fundamental change in our energy policy should be to reduce the burning of fossil fuels and pursue the development of emission-free nuclear power.

• Opinion

Eastern Shore wind farm: Let the Navy decide [Editorial]

In the debate over an Eastern Shore wind farm, Sen. Barbara Mikulski should stop trying to save Pax River from itself.

• Harford

Energy independence starts at home [Editorial]

If we play this right, the next time there's a problem with not enough energy being produced overseas, it won't be a problem locally, thanks to things like solar panels on rooftops.

• Harford

Here comes the sun - and the solar panels - in Harford

Sunny days can mean many different things: vacations, open pools, outdoor festivals and fairs. For the many new users of solar panels in Harford County, though, the summer sun also means their investment in "greener" energy is paying off.

• Politics

Mikulski language would halt Pax River wind farm

WASHINGTON -- Citing "very serious" concerns about the project's impact on Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski tucked language into a military spending bill that would delay the construction of a massive wind farm on the Eastern Shore.

• Baltimore County

Coalition brings solar energy co-ops to Baltimore area

The first residential solar co-operative in the Baltimore metro area was launched last week.

• Renewable Energy

Ikea expands rooftop solar panel system atop Perryville distribution center

IKEA has expanded the solar energy system at its Perryville distribution center, making it the largest rooftop array in the state.

• Defense

Preparing for another BRAC, before it's a done deal

The last time the military consolidated, Maryland's installations grew. But base realignment and closure usually goes the other way — and the Army is calling for another round. Officials in Maryland aren't waiting to see what happens. They're already preparing.

• Baltimore City Paper

How Clean Currents’ demise is going to cost you

• Baltimore City Paper

Pounding fists and going for the jugular with the Baltimore Urban Debate League

• Politics

Gov. O'Malley vetoes wind project delay

Congressional delegation warned project threatens military base.

• Opinion

Put wind farm on hold [Letter]

The benefits of proposed wind farm are too modest, and the potential costs to Pax River too great, to veto moratorium

• Opinion

Criticism of Somerset wind farm proposal is off base [Letter]

A Pioneer Green executive defends the company's Somerset County wind farm proposal.

• Opinion

Somerset wind project doesn't add up [Letter]

There' something suspicious about proposed wind farm with such rosy assumptions

• Opinion

Ban on wind farm is an outrage [Letter]

Legislation to prevent development of Somerset County wind farm is 'special interests at work'

• Opinion

Sacrifice 40,000 jobs for seven? Put wind farm on hold [Letter]

Maryland will be 40,000 jobs in jeopardy to create seven if Eastern Shore wind farm goes forward

• Opinion

Wind turbines would impact Navy radar [Letter]

The proposed Somerset County wind farm would cause major problems for Navy radar testing.

• Opinion

Wind farm is worthwhile cause [Letter]

Somerset County renewable energy project would make an important statement about Maryland

• Opinion

Wind farm not worth the risk [Letter]

Value of Somerset County project is greatly overstated

• Opinion

Somerset Co. wind farm needs more scrutiny [Letter]

Gov. Martin O'Malley should sign a bill delaying a Somerset County wind farm proposal.

• Opinion

A wind-win situation [Commentary]

There is no doubt that national security is of paramount importance. But, what if Maryland can protect one of its crown jewel military assets, the Patuxent River Naval Air Station, while also boosting domestic energy security and taking advantage of the economic development wind energy provides in an area in need of good jobs and investment?

• Opinion

Gone with the wind farm?

A theoretical inconvenience to Pax River radar testing should not trump a $200 million Eastern Shore wind power facility

• Politics

Franchot urges veto of wind farm curb

Comptroller Peter Franchot on Wednesday urged Gov. Martin O'Malley to veto a bill that would halt a major wind energy project on the Eastern Shore, arguing that Somerset County desperately needs the jobs the project would generate.

• Politics

Assembly votes to curtail commercial wind turbines

The General Assembly moved Saturday to curtail commercial wind turbines across much of the state to protect a naval air station in Southern Maryland, brushing aside arguments the curb would kill a $200 million energy project on the Eastern Shore.

• Politics

Maryland Senate curtails wind turbines

The Senate moved Saturday to curtail commercial wind turbines across much of the state to protect a prized naval air station in southern Maryland, brushing aside arguments the curb would kill a $200 million energy project on the Eastern Shore.

• Opinion

Make clean energy a priority [Letter]

Wind turbines and clean energy offer Maryland a better future