AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoEnergy Policy: President Trump says the federal government will spend $700M using Cold War-era Defense Production Act powers to extend 13 coal plants, fund two new ones (Alaska, West Virginia), and restart a shuttered Maryland facility near Cumberland (Warrior Run), with additional DOE grants tied to coal export and modernization. Grid & Affordability: Maryland’s new energy affordability law drew praise from Ceres for grid modernization and faster solar permitting, but the group warned the bill’s cuts to EmPOWER efficiency could raise long-term costs. Electricity Costs: A new state-by-state look at EIA data shows Maryland’s residential electricity prices up about 17% year over year, with grid investment and demand pressures highlighted. Data Centers & Power Demand: U.S. Sen. Mark Warner is pushing data-center rules to stop new facilities from driving up consumer power bills, while voters in California approved a permanent data-center ban—an early signal of growing local resistance. Food Safety: FDA says Maryland-based Clover Hill Dairy initiated a voluntary recall of soft ricotta/requeson cheeses due to potential Listeria risk. Defense Tech: At AFCEA TechNet in Baltimore, DISA’s Lt. Gen. Paul Stanton stressed vendor-to-vendor teamwork as AI and DoD network interdependence accelerate.
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