马里兰州启动2亿美元清洁能源竞价计划：两年新增州内发电，供电量可供15万户家庭
马里兰州州长 Wes Moore 10月26日在州府安纳波利斯宣布启动「马里兰兆瓦」（Megawatts for Maryland）计划：这是一项总额2亿美元的清洁能源竞价计划，由马里兰州能源管理局（MEA）负责实施，目标是在未来两年内增加州内发电量、压低居民电价。该计划依据 Moore 今年早些时候签署的《公用事业 RELIEF 法案》设立，资金来自战略能源投资基金，每年最高投入1亿美元。
Moore 说：「我们正在动用一切可用工具，在本地区乃至全国能源成本飙升之际为马里兰居民减负。这个计划将以更清洁、更便宜的州内发电应对不断上升的用电需求，从长远上把成本降下来。」州参议院议长 Bill Ferguson 表示，降低家庭生活成本仍是首要任务；众议院议长 Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk 则指出，其中1亿美元将通过竞争性程序把新的太阳能发电带上网。能源管理局局长 Kelly Speakes-Backman 说，可再生能源与储能项目是开发本地电力供应最快、最清洁、成本最低的选项。
按计划，竞价将向可再生能源发电与储能开发商发放补助，帮助抵消并网级项目的开发与建设成本，新增发电量预计可达数百兆瓦，足够每年为超过15万户马里兰家庭供电。竞价分两阶段进行：第一阶段为资格预审申请，截止日期为2026年11月30日；只有通过第一阶段的申请人才能进入第二阶段投标，截止日期为2027年1月22日。
州长办公室称，该计划意在填补联邦政府取消《通胀削减法案》投资税收抵免后留下的投资缺口。此前，Moore 政府已通过 RELIEF 法案提供1亿美元直接纾困，去年还发放了2亿美元直接退费；今年9月，Moore 签署关于负责任数据中心开发的行政令，要求保护普通用户不因数据中心用电而涨价。
Maryland Launches $200 Million Clean Energy Auction to Add In-State Generation Over Two Years
Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced in Annapolis on October 26 the launch of Megawatts for Maryland, a $200 million clean energy auction program administered by the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) to increase in-state energy generation over the next two years and help lower power costs for ratepayers. Established through the Utility RELIEF Act, which Moore signed into law earlier this year, the two-year program draws up to $100 million a year from the Strategic Energy Investment Fund.
'We are using every tool at our disposal to bring Marylanders relief as energy costs skyrocket in our region and across the country,' Moore said. 'This program will tackle rising electricity demand with cleaner, cheaper, in-state energy generation that will drive down costs for the long-term.' Senate President Bill Ferguson said lowering costs for Maryland families remains the top priority, while House Speaker Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk noted that a $100 million investment would use a competitive process to bring new solar generation online. MEA Director Kelly Speakes-Backman said renewable energy and storage projects are the quickest, cleanest and lowest-cost option to develop local energy supply.
The program will award grants to renewable energy generation and storage developers to help offset development and construction costs for grid-scale projects. It aims to add hundreds of megawatts of clean power to the grid, enough to power more than 150,000 Maryland homes per year. The auction runs in two stages: Stage 1 preliminary applications establishing eligibility are due November 30, 2026, and only eligible Stage 1 applicants may bid into Stage 2, which closes January 22, 2027.
The governor's office said the program will help fill investment gaps created when the federal administration canceled investment tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act. The Moore administration said it has previously delivered $100 million in direct relief through the RELIEF Act and $200 million in direct rebates last year, and that Moore in September issued an executive order on responsible data center development to protect ratepayers from price hikes caused by data centers.
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图片来源：位于安纳波利斯的马里兰州议会大厦（资料图）。Andrew Parlette 摄，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / The Maryland State House in Annapolis (file photo). Photo by Andrew Parlette, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
