Judges Press Maryland, Energy Coalition Over Green Marketing Law

Representatives for Maryland and the electricity industry faced off Friday in arguments about the nuances of complying with the state’s new law governing how energy providers can market green power.

Judges at the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at points questioned the state over whether the statute actually makes the energy market more clear and transparent for consumers.

The plaintiffs, the Retail Energy Advancement League and Green Mountain Energy Company, argue the relatively new law violates the First Amendment by requiring electricity providers to meet the state’s definition for “green power” if they want to use the ...