Battery energy storage to the rescue

Challenges for Maryland's electricity markets are many -- rising prices, surging demand, stalled projects -- but the answer is readily available in the form of grid-connected battery storage, writes Bruce Daggy, who said it works in other states and can work here.

By: Bruce Daggy

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: September 29, 2026

Words: 698

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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Maryland residents have multiple reasons to be concerned about the power grid. Energy costs are rising. Increasing demand is raising concerns about reliability. Marylanders are being told to accept new transmission lines and new gas pipelines. The state is even being told to keep operating polluting and costly coal-fired power plants to keep the grid stable.

But what if there was an easier, cheaper option to solve some of these problems? It …

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