马里兰州长启动2亿美元清洁能源拍卖计划，力求降低电价
马里兰州安妮阿伦德尔县安纳波利斯市消息，马里兰州州长韦斯·摩尔10月26日宣布启动“马里兰兆瓦”清洁能源拍卖计划，未来两年内投入2亿美元，增加州内清洁能源发电量，帮助降低居民电费。该计划由马里兰州能源管理局制定并管理，依据是摩尔今年早些时候签署的《公用事业救济法》。
州长办公室表示，该地区电力需求增长快于供应，是电费上涨的原因之一。新计划旨在为电网增加数百兆瓦清洁且价格可负担的电力，每年可为超过15万户马里兰家庭供电。计划资金来自战略能源投资基金，每年最高投入1亿美元，以补助金形式发放给可再生能源发电与储能项目开发商，用于抵消开发与建设成本。
参议院议长比尔·弗格森表示，降低居民生活成本仍是首要任务，去年立法会议通过该计划，正是为了让更多清洁可再生能源并网、增加供应、降低电费。拍卖分两个阶段进行：第一阶段申请人提交资格预审，截止日期为11月30日；通过者进入第二阶段提交竞标价格，截止日期为2027年1月22日。
Maryland governor launches $200 million clean-energy auction program to lower electricity prices
Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced on Oct. 26 the launch of the 'Maryland Megawatts' clean-energy auction program, investing $200 million over the next two years to add in-state clean-energy generation and help lower residents' electricity bills. The program was designed and is administered by the Maryland Energy Administration, under the Utility Relief Act Moore signed earlier this year.
The governor's office said electricity demand in the region is growing faster than supply, one cause of rising bills. The new program aims to add hundreds of megawatts of clean, affordable power to the grid, enough to supply more than 150,000 Maryland households each year. Funding comes from the Strategic Energy Investment Fund, up to $100 million per year, issued as grants to renewable generation and energy-storage developers to offset development and construction costs.
Senate President Bill Ferguson said lowering residents' cost of living remains the top priority, and that last session's legislation created the program precisely to bring more clean renewable energy online, increase supply and lower bills. The auction runs in two stages: stage one is prequalification applications, due Nov. 30; those who pass move to stage two and submit bid prices, due Jan. 22, 2027.
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