The winning entry from the 2011 Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon, University of Maryland’s project titled “Watershed,” has been purchased by Pepco for $200,000. Pepco plans to use the project home as an educational site. The solar-powered home’s design was inspired...

In an effort to reach state-mandated renewable energy requirements, Delaware-based utility company Delmarva Power and Light, a Pepco Holdings subsidiary, has entered into a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Chestnut Flats Wind Farm, located in Pennsylvania and operated by enXco. Delmarva residents...

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, a proponent of green endeavors during his term in office, has another chance to see one of his most ambitious initiatives come to fruition. Gov. O’Malley hopes that an offshore wind development bill will help his state meet its renewable energy requirement (20...