Constellation CEO Joe Dominguez
During October, the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) accepted applications for large-scale power projects, also known as “dispatchable” generation, that can provide energy quickly during periods of peak demand under the state's Next Generation Act (see Maryland Offers Expedited Gas Power Plant Approvals Next 30 Days). Constellation, one of the largest power generation companies in the U.S., took them up on the offer and submitted three projects under the program. One of the projects is a gas-fired power plant in Harford County. However, the cost of running a pipeline to feed it may tank the project before it's begun---unless the state kicks in part of the pipeline cost, estimated at roughly $800 million.
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