State briefs from around PJM's territory. Included this week are Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

Gov. Martin O’Malley last week called on Maryland to get one-quarter of its electricity from renewable sources by 2022, a 25% boost in the current Maryland RPS.

The House Monday night (March 18) gave final approval to Gov. Martin O’Malley’s bill to subsidize development of offshore wind energy. The legislation will r...