Promoting environmental conservation, fair and open government, and active civic engagement in Frederick County, Maryland

Path to Nowhere

January 29, 2010 by FofFC  
Filed under Electricity, Press and Media, Write a Letter

Sugarloaf Conservancy appeals to the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) to deny Potomac Edison’s application to construct the PATH transmission line.  The application should be denied as the applicant has acknowledged there will not be a critical need in 2014 as stated in their application.  The application is further flawed as a result of the [...]

Virginia State Corporation Council (SCC) says there is no justification for PATH

December 9, 2009 by FofFC  
Filed under Electricity

News from Doug Kaplan, President, Sugarloaf Conservancy
The staff of the State Corporation Council (SCC) has filed its testimony with the Commission.  In the testimony they stated that there is no need or justification for PATH.   Previously expert testimony also proved that there was no need for PATH.

No PATH to understanding

November 17, 2009 by FofFC  
Filed under Electricity, Write a Letter

Originally published November 17, 2009

There has not been much in the press about Allegheny’s Potomac Appalachian Transmission Highline, however the company is still stubbornly determined to get it passed. Nov. 2, Allegheny’s PATH Education and Awareness Team director, Russell W. Frisby, was invited by Friends of Frederick County to speak and field questions. I went [...]

PATH Forum

October 30, 2009 by FofFC  
Filed under Discussion Forums, Electricity

Friends of Frederick County hosts the Issue Insiders’ Forum to bring together people concerned about local issues with those who shape them.

Join Us to learn how to reduce on-farm/rural electricity costs

OURcommonWEallth programs joins with the Washington County Agriculture Marketing Department and Renewable Energy Stewardship, Inc. in hosting THREE free evening programs to help residents – especially farmers and rural small businesses and rural homeowners — reduce their increasing electricity costs. And this in turn can make farming operations more viable.

Will there be electricity transmission lines across your property?

May 26, 2009 by FofFC  
Filed under Electricity, Urbana

PRESS RELEASE: May 22, 2009

The PATH to Dirty Energy

May 3, 2009 by FofFC  
Filed under Electricity

 
By BRUCE NILLES
Richmond
Sunday, May 3, 2009

Cost Savings of Small Wind and Solar Power on Farms

APRIL 21st 7-8:30pm C Burr Artz Public Library Community Room

News Story about the Potomac Wind’s Skystream Wind Turbine installation

April 1, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Electricity, Wind Energy on Farms

Wind on the Potomac — News Story about the Potomac Wind’s Skystream Wind Turbine  installation going in tomorrow in Southern Maryland. 

MEA Farm Energy Audit available to Maryland Farmers

A new program made available by the Maryland Energy Administration is now available for all agricultural producers in Maryland! The Maryland Statewide Farm Energy Audit Program is a new program based on a successful program run originally for Maryland’s Eastern Shore and western counties. This program will help farmers reduce their energy costs through farm [...]