Senate President aims to strip incinerators of renewable energy incentives [Video]

BALTIMORE — Baltimore is home to one of the two incinerators in our state and its Wheelabrator is highly contentious.

People in South Baltimore are against its existence, arguing it impacts the health and well being of community members.

“The RPS is not a waste management policy it’s a clean energy policy and the rps should be focused on creating clean renewable energy,” said Carlos Sanchez with the South Baltimore Community Land Trust.

Senate President Bill Ferguson hearing those concerns says he plans to introduce legislation removing waste to energy facilities from the list of renewable energy resources eligible for renewable energy credits.

“This has always been a policy I’ve had concerns about ever since it was passed in 2011. The goal of our renewable portfolio system is to encourage the development of new renewable energy. We don’t need to encourage new trash incineration to have a stronger Maryland,” said …