As federal emissions rules loosen, states like Maryland are holding the line — how should businesses keep up?

While the federal government is scaling back or reconsidering some greenhouse gas regulations, states are moving in the opposite direction — tightening standards and enforcement. Maryland’s new Building Energy Performance Standards are a good example of how state-level policy is filling the gap.

Here’s a quick explainer from Pepco breaking down what building owners and facility managers in Maryland need to know: Maryland’s New Energy Standards: What Building Owners Need to Know Now

Curious how others here see this trend playing out — if federal rules continue to loosen but states keep ramping up, how do multi-state businesses stay compliant? Should we expect more patchwork energy policy going forward, or could state standards end up setting the new national baseline?