Diane Cherry

Deputy Director, MAREC Action. Working with utility scale solar, wind, & energy storage companies to promote renewable energy in the Mid Atlantic Region.

[Diane Cherry @DianeDCherry]

Talking about bringing people together who don't necessarily see eye to eye but with teamwork can accomplish a goal - winning the Stanley Cup. And addressing it to the Republicans and Democrats - hoping they can come together like the Hurricanes did. Powerful.

[Nick Craig @nicholasmcraig]

Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour addressed lawmakers on the North Carolina House floor this afternoon, encouraging them to come together the same way sports fans do. #ncpol

[Governor Josh Stein @NC_Governor]

North Carolina is a hockey state.

[Diane Cherry @DianeDCherry]

Really enjoyed touring the @SavionLLC Madison Fields project in Ohio. The 180 MW utility-scale solar facility serves as a leading agrivoltaics research site, integrating agricultural production—including hay, alfalfa, soybeans, and corn—w/ solar. Plus a partnership w/@OhioState

[Diane Cherry @DianeDCherry]

Check out my Op-Ed @marylandmatters "Maryland started the battery race. We shouldn’t cede the lead now". Importance of keeping the momentum going in battery storage work in the state.

https://t.co/tBKQ8AVt3e

[Diane Cherry @DianeDCherry]

@pjminterconnect has a new storage report. Good news is that PJM is recognizing the opportunity cost bidding and its importance to developers.

https://t.co/lNELB5X6lK

[Diane Cherry @DianeDCherry]

Great celebration today of Elevate Renewables Prospect Power battery storage project.

[MAREC Action @MAREC_Action]

Congratulations @ApexCleanEnergy for your $300 million onshore wind project in VA - first of its kind. @Google agreed to purchase the power for its data centers. Rocky Forge will produce 79 megawatts at its peak capacity when it comes online end of '26.

https://t.co/ONBatLPVYh

[Diane Cherry @DianeDCherry]

Check out @MAREC_Action staff at @USCleanPower conference in Houston, Texas.

[MAREC Action @MAREC_Action]

Our staff is in two different plaes today. First @DianeDCherry is at CvilleREA talking MAREC's legislative goals this past VA session. @evanlvaughan is at @pjminterconnect annual meeting in Washington DC today speaking on what industry success looks like in 2035.

[BK @BradKutner]

NOW: @RipSullivan6 @DPVAChair and @PhilforVirginia announce new battery storage bill, sets new, higher targets.

It’s part of VCEA amendments they say were always likely. #valeg

“We have underutilized power plants… there’s more capacity to put more power on the grid” - PH

[Reuben Jones @ReubenJones1]

"You know what makes me cranky? Stupid."

(R) Sen. Thom Tillis rips into White House advisor Stephen Miller's comments that Greenland should be part of the U.S.

#ncpol

[Alta Ski Area @AltaSkiArea]

😻

[Diane Cherry @DianeDCherry]

@AltaSkiArea I've missed you. First day today and seven more to go.

[Alta Ski Area @AltaSkiArea]

Photo of the Day | 12.29.2025

We couldn't wait until the New Year to give our skiers a clean slate.

📸: Rocko Menzyk

https://t.co/MRJ6yODizO

[Tyler Norris @tylerhnorris]

California is moving toward a landmark standardization of Flexible Service Connections (FSCs) for electrical loads.

A new proposed decision by @CaliforniaPUC's president, issued Dec. 24, directs PG&E and SCE to replace ad-hoc pilots with a formalized standard offer, enabling customers to bypass long grid upgrade delays by connecting via a temporary "bridge" that matches power usage to existing grid capacity using a Limited Load Profile (LLP).

Notably, all responding parties supported this step, including PG&E and SCE.

As the proposed decision explains, "The concept of Flexible Connection is allowing the customer to match their site’s power levels to the amount of power that the grid can safely handle. The customer does this by adhering to a profile of values generated by IOU engineers... it is likely that circumstances exist where electric capacity can safely be shared between more than one customer located upon shared infrastructure and that increased utilization of existing infrastructure that results from sharing capacity may be cost-efficient."

Also notable is how the evidentiary record concluded that no standardized process of this kind exists anywhere in the US (!): "Ultimately, parties are not aware of any standardized, scalable processes in the United States that California can look to for learnings."

The Commission is expected to vote on this proposal at its 2/5/26 meeting. If approved, PG&E and SCE will have 30 days to launch the program.

Proposed decision: https://t.co/wLvvJfPTwO
Docket: https://t.co/B6Mak6RUlD::::::

[Diane Cherry @DianeDCherry]

@Canes @UNC_Health_Care It was awesome. 👏 👏

[Diane Cherry @DianeDCherry]

@Canes When does it start? It's past 3:30.

[Diane Cherry @DianeDCherry]

https://t.co/MJdx9vKIJ8

[Diane Cherry @DianeDCherry]

I'm thrilled to be heading to CLEANPOWER 2025 in Phoenix, AZ from May 19-22. Let me know if you'll be there! https://t.co/LILMI9QzN0 #CLEANPOWER25

[Diane Cherry @DianeDCherry]

This guys airline seat didn't come with a back. Hmmmm. He's yelling now ...