Gov. Moore’s nominee for Public Service Commission withdraws

One of Gov. Wes Moore’s nominees to serve on the state’s Public Service Commission has withdrawn following criticism. Moore nominated Juan Alvarado, a senior official at the American Gas Association to serve on the PSC on Feb. 17. He had previously worked on the commission staff. Alvarado was criticized by some Democratic senators and environmental groups for what they said might be his lack of commitment to Moore’s climate goals, which included a 100% clean energy by 2030.