Event
Powering Growth: Reliable Energy and Infrastructure for Labs, Data, and Manufacturing
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Governor Calvert House at the Historic Inns of Annapolis
Catherine Stephens
301 405 9378
csteph5@umd.edu
https://shorturl.at/di3aX
This session will outline a constructive path to unlock capacity, attract projects, and deliver energy abundance to support Maryland’s innovation economy. Panelists will explore state legislation and federal developments that are driving trends in the energy landscape, including interconnection, siting, grid resilience, as well as novel generation and storage technologies. The discussion will focus on the policies stakeholders can engage with to ensure that Maryland can support power-ready sites for labs, data centers, and advanced manufacturing.
MODERATOR: Sharon Midgley, Vice President of Regulatory Policy, Constellation
PANELISTS:
- Commissioner Kumar P. Barve, Maryland Public Service Commission
- Daniel Goetzel, Visiting Fellow, Harvard
- Amber Perry, Vice President of Governmental and External Affairs and Region President, Pepco, an Exelon Company
- Eric Wachsman, Ph.D., Director, Maryland Energy Innovation Institute
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