MARYLAND (WBFF) — Some state lawmakers are calling for an audit into the EmPOWER Maryland program after allegations of fraud have surfaced.
“I don’t think there’s the level of accountability obviously that there needs to be,” Senator Justin Ready said.
The EmPOWER Maryland program is an energy efficiency program which provides incentives, rebates and other types of assistance to homeowners and businesses, with the goal of reducing energy consumption, strengthening the grid, lowering bills and decreasing greenhouse gas emissions.
According to our media partners at the Baltimore Sun, whistleblowers, who previously filed a sealed lawsuit, accused Lockheed Martin and its contractors of overstating energy savings, billing for work that wasn’t done, and diverting millions in ratepayer funds between 2015 and 2019. The case was later settled.
In a response, a representative from Lockheed Martin…
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