Maryland farmers are facing pressure to give up their land for energy projects. According to the Washington Post , energy companies are offering farmers large sums of money, with some reaching up to $200,000 per year, to lease their property for solar panels and battery storage.

The Washington Post reports that a major transmission line called the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project plans to cross through more than 350 properties in northern Maryland. This project aims to provide electricity for data centers being built in the region. The state has already lost more than half of its farmland since 1950, leaving less than 2 million acres by 2022, as noted by the Washington Post. Many farmers want to keep their agricultural way of life and are refusing to sell or lease their

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