Study warns of electricity shortages unless supply keeps pace with data center growth
Even if new power plants are built over the next 15 years, as data center projects come online, the regional electricity grid would fall short of demands six times per decade on average for Pennsylvania and the PJM regional grid, according to a new report.
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State officials put a best hoof forward on behalf of the horse racing industry Wednesday, telling a House committee they are confident that efforts to prop up and preserve the industry will not be in vain, despite ongoing questions and repeated state funding.
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Developers say that having to navigate the “complex web” of federal, state and local regulations contributes to the rising cost of housing and rent, which winds up pricing more and more Marylanders out of housing options. And state officials largely agree.
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A federal district judge hit the brakes on sweeping Agriculture Department reorganization measures that would have moved half the department's Washington-area workers to sites around the county, issuing a temporary stay Monday amid ongoing litigation.