Feb 12, 2008 5:50 pm US/Eastern
O'Malley Backs Energy Conservation Legislation
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ/AP) ―
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Energy legislation being pushed by Governor O'Malley will put Maryland on an energy diet.
Cut back now or run out later. That's the choice when it comes to electricity in Maryland according to energy legislation being pushed by Governor O'Malley.
Alex DeMetrick reports support is lining up on both ends of the power grid.
Electricity doesn't just move by wire. Growing demand in Maryland means it is also coming down to the wire.
"We could see blackouts as early as 2011, so we need to get our demand for electricity under control collectively," said Johanna Neumann with Maryland PIRG.
One of the bills would set a state goal of achieving a 15 percent reduction in per capita electricity consumption and peak demand by the end of 2015. Lawmakers will also look at a bill to use money Maryland earns through pollution credits to invest in clean energy technologies.
The governor has not proposed a bill to cap carbon emissions, as some suspected he would.
Backers of the governor's proposed energy bills say consumers will save and even breath easier. Conserving also takes some of the pressure off to build new power plants.
A Senate committee will also take up a bill from a southern Maryland lawmaker to designate poultry litter as a renewable source of energy.
Backers of the governor's proposed energy bills say consumers will save and even breath easier. Conserving also takes some of the pressure off to build new power plants.A Senate committee will also take up a bill from a southern Maryland lawmaker to designate poultry litter as a renewable source of energy.
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