Maryland
Sparrows Point LNG, Maryland
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Natural Gas OPPOSITION: Environmental groups, U.S. Sens. Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin, local residents PROSPECT: Likely BACKGROUND: The Sparrows Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) project is a proposed LNG import and re-gasification facility to be … Continue reading
PATH Project, WV, VA, MD
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Transmission OPPOSITION: Environmental groups, local residents PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: The Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline (PATH) is a joint venture of American Electric Power (AEP) and Allegheny Energy to build a new high-voltage interstate transmission line … Continue reading
Mid-Atlantic Power Pathway (Delaware and Maryland)
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Transmission OPPOSITION: Environmental groups, local residents PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: The Mid-Atlantic Power Pathway (MAPP) is a proposed 150-mile 500-kilovolt transmission line to be built by Pepco Holdings in parts of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. … Continue reading
Dan’s Mountain Wind Energy Project, Maryland
STATUS: Stalled TYPE: Wind OPPOSITION: Citizens and local officials PROSPECTS: Unlikely BACKGROUND: The project is located near Frostburg, Maryland. The project consists of 25 turbines. The developer of the project is Dan’s Mountain Wind Force, LLC, which is a subsidiary … Continue reading
Criterion Wind Energy Project, Garrett County, Maryland
STATUS: In progress TYPE: Wind OPPOSITION: Local Residents PROSPECTS: Highly Likely BACKGROUND: The $160 million project would produce 70 megawatts of energy from 28 wind turbines. The project would provide 110 to 120 construction jobs as well as 4 to … Continue reading
Calvert Cliffs Unit 3 Nuclear Project, Lusby, Maryland
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Nuclear OPPOSITION: Chesapeake Safe Energy Coalition, which includes MD PIRG, Beyond Nuclear, Sierra Club, Nuclear Information and Resource Service, Green Party MD, Clean Water Action and other local activists. PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: On July … Continue reading



