We got word this morning that GenOn has agreed to close its Potomac River coal-fired power plant in Alexandria, a victory for CCAN, Sierra Club, Greenpeace and Greater Washington Interfaith Power and Light, which have been working together with local residents to convince the company to shut it down. We've collected petition signatures, held rallies and even held a candlelight vigil at the plant.
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The wind blowing off Maryland's Atlantic coast is a vast, untapped energy source. Offshore wind has the power to provide clean energy, create local jobs, establish long-term electric price stability, and produce the equivalent of two thirds of Maryland's current electricity needs.
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Virginia boasts a tremendous renewable energy resource: offshore wind. The Chesapeake Climate Action Network is working with other Virginia environmental groups to encourage Dominion Virginia Power and Governor McDonnell to work together to bring offshore wind energy development to the commonwealth.
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A Washington County coal-fired power plant, the R. Paul Smith Coal Plant, is the oldest and arguably the dirtiest coal plant in Maryland. Due to a grandfather clause, the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) may deem this plant exempt from compliance with the Healthy Air Act, leaving the plant to continue polluting Maryland’s climate, air, and water, largely unchecked.
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