May 8th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

Maryland has joined eight other Mid-Atlantic States in a plan to identify ways to pursue inter-regional solutions to make energy systems reliable and cut consumer costs. The group hopes to address gaps in transmission planning and standardize transmission equipment. Katie Dykes of the Connecticut Department of Energy said there are fundamentals that drove creation of the Northeast States Collaborative…

   

“Because transmission would cross multiple jurisdictional boundaries, multi-state collaboration as well as collaboration with federal partners is critical in making progress in securing these benefits for our economies and our rate payers.”