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'Stop MPRP' taking fight against controversial power line to federal level

By GARY COLLINS | FOX 45 News

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(Above) Adamstown, Md. resident Matt Moran shouted "Get out of here, go home!" and "Shame on you!" to attendees of the inaugural Maryland Data Center Summit on August 29, 2024, which was held at Frederick Community College. Moran said that he is determined to do whatever it takes to stop the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project, including demanding that the state pauses "power-hungry" data center growth. (Gary Collins/FOX45 News)

FREELAND, Md. (TNND) — A Maryland group vowed in a video Thursday to take its fight national against rapid electric grid expansion to power data centers while outlining next steps in its hometown.

Joanna Frederick, president of ‘Stop MPRP,’ founded her effort in late June, shortly after FOX45 News first reported on a little-known 70-mile high-voltage power line project that aimed to cut a path through her farming neighborhood.

Frederick updated fellow advocates on Thursday about Stop MPRP’s aggressive efforts in a brief online video lasting FINISH READING HERE

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