Let’s get this straight: Maryland’s energy prices aren’t skyrocketing because of a war in the Middle East, an oil embargo, or a coal shortage. No — this is a 100% locally sourced, organically grown disaster courtesy of the Maryland General Assembly. Annapolis Democrats, drunk on wind and solar hype, have managed to engineer an energy crisis out of thin air.
The 2025 legislative session can be broken into three acts:
Bad, Ugly, and the Horribly Ugly.The Bad:
Democrats doubled down on mandates for offshore wind and solar projects that won’t be online for years — if ever — but are already costing billions in taxpayer guarantees. The costs are front-loaded. The benefits? Hypothetical.
The Ugly:
They’ve hit the gas on closing all remaining coal plants in Maryland — including clean coal facilities that have been modernized to meet EPA standards. Meanwhile, nuclear power, the most efficient and reliable clean energy source we have, is treated like it’s a radioactive political football.
The Horribly Ugly:
Let’s talk numbers. According to estimates from utility watchdog groups and regional energy experts, if current policies continue:
The average Maryland household will see utility bills rise by $350–$700 per year starting in the next 2–3 years.
By 2035, those annual increases could snowball to $1,200–$1,500 per household, depending on how much backup power the state must import on high-demand days.
Cumulative cost over the next decade to Marylanders? Upwards of $10–$13 billion in higher residential and commercial energy costs statewide.
That’s not counting the knock-on effect to the economy. Rising energy costs mean higher prices at every level — from groceries to childcare to the cost of running a small business. The people who can least afford it — fixed-income retirees, low-income families, and small business owners — will feel the pain first.
And while Maryland families tighten their belts, Annapolis politicians will keep touting offshore wind projects that haven’t even cleared environmental reviews — all while handing out tax credits to Tesla drivers in Chevy Chase and throwing cash at solar companies that disappear faster than a summer breeze.
This isn’t how energy policy should work. If Democrats in Annapolis had any sense of economic responsibility, they would:
Stop shutting down proven, reliable sources like clean coal.
Prioritize investment in nuclear power, which provides baseload energy without the volatility of weather.
Restore market competition, and stop manipulating energy prices through artificial green mandates.
Energy policy doesn’t have to be ideological. It can be practical. But right now, Maryland is on track to make electricity a luxury item — one blacked-out neighborhood at a time.
Talk to Crisfield… their one wind turbine is always getting hit by lightning, frying it..so endless repairs…a very good source said it likely will NEVER pay for itself and barely generates electricity on a good day. Just imagine the endless rows of windmills that will ruin the economy, the environment and cost us everything. A big fat hell NO to the wind farms!
Less Moore has his eye on ALL 3000 miles of MD coastline…
There is only one way out of this mess. We have to elect republicans throughout this state. As long as rich, entitled demon crats are in charge we will continue to suffer.