Events

Thursday, Aug 8 - Energy for Everyone - online event from 350.org. We are at a critical point where we need to build unity and solidarity on an issue that impacts us all: utilities. Whether you are angry at your bill, lost access to vital equipment due to a shutoff, or were without power for weeks because of a storm, we want to hear from you, Sharing personal stories is one of many deeply powerful ways we can inspire others to join our movement. During the 350.org Utility Justice Week of Action  we will demand NO shutoffs and YES to clean and affordable energy!  The fight against for-profit utility companies will take all of us.  Join us on August 8th to learn about how you can use your story to mobilize your community to take action.  

And see this page: In the fight for utility and climate justice, public knowledge is power for links to recordings of info series on how utility companies operate and what we can do about it. 

Monday, Aug 19, 1 pm -  PJM's Cooled View on Energy Efficiency: How it Will Impact Grid Reliability presented by the Energy Efficiency Alliance.    Sign up here. (We hear it will be recorded.) Demand for electrical power continues to sprint to higher levels, and projecting capacity for reliable operation has become even more critical and complex. PJM Interconnection oversees the country’s largest grid region and needs every kilowatt it can count on. But recently they have disallowed or discouraged some energy efficiency resources they formerly accepted. What does it mean for end users, state utility efficiency programs, customer prices and maintaining momentum for the energy transition? Join our expert panel to learn more about this 6 GW opportunity – and the “impossible standard” EE providers are now being asked to meet. 

Wednesday, Aug 28,  10 am - In Person Hearing on Low Income Rate Design, Public Conference 59 (PC59)  at the  MD Public Service Commission.  The Hearing Announcement  gives August 19 as the due date for  written comments or the  request to give oral testimony and outlines how to do this. See Maryland PSC to Explore Means to Benefit Limited Income Utility Customers and  IEER study “Energy Affordability in Maryland”.   Take Action Document from MD Energy Advocates Coalition

Group sign-on Option:

Maryland Energy Efficiency Advocates & some partners  drafted PC59 comments and are inviting other groups to  sign-on via this google form by Noon Friday, Aug 16.