Maryland makes it easier for local governments to streamline solar
Maryland launches grant program to support instant solar permitting for residential rooftop projects.
Johanna
Neumann
Senior Director, Campaign for 100% Renewable Energy, Environment America
On staff: 2001-2003; 2005-present
B.S., Tufts University
Johanna directs strategy and staff for Environment America’s energy campaigns at the local, state and national level. In her prior positions, she led the campaign to ban smoking in all Maryland workplaces, helped stop the construction of a new nuclear reactor on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay and helped build the support necessary to pass the EmPOWER Maryland Act, which set a goal of reducing the state’s per capita electricity use by 15 percent. She also currently serves on the board of Community Action Works. Johanna lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with her family, where she enjoys growing dahlias, biking and the occasional game of goaltimate.
Posts by Johanna Neumann
Is offshore wind killing whales?
Separating fact from fiction when it comes to offshore wind’s impacts on whales
RELEASE: Grant program to accelerate solar adoption in Maryland now open
Maryland Energy Administration launches grant program for Maryland cities and counties to adopt instant permitting.
5 surprising facts about renewable energy growth in Maryland
Maryland produces 4.2 times as much energy from the sun and wind as it did a decade ago. Find more Maryland clean energy facts here.
New report: Maryland leads on energy efficiency, room to grow on wind, solar, and battery storage
Updated dashboard shows significant increases in battery storage, clean energy with Maryland falling behind on clean energy generation