Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition

The Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition (MAREC) was formed in September 2009 as a nonprofit Pennsylvania corporation.  Currently our membership consists of wind developers, solar developers, wind turbine manufacturers, service companies, and nonprofit organizations dedicated to the growth of renewable energy technologies to improve our environment, diversify our electric generation portfolio, and boost economic development in the region.  Our mission is to improve and enhance the opportunities for renewable energy development in the nine jurisdictions in the Mid-Atlantic region, which include:  Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.  The primary areas of focus of MAREC are to provide education and expertise on the environmental sustainability of wind and solar energy; offer technical expertise and advice to assist in understanding the operating and environmental impacts of integrating wind and solar into the electrical power system; and promote fair policies, rules and regulations to expand the region’s electric transmission system to accommodate the growth of renewable energy generation.

MAREC is a coalition of wind energy companies, solar companies, wind turbine manufacturers, public interest organizations, law firms, and service companies dedicated to promoting the growth and development of renewable energy in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Wind and solar are inexhaustible resources that are vastly untapped across the United States. Electricity that is generated from wind and solar is clean, affordable, and reliable; and along with the development of other renewable technologies, will help the nation break its dependence on foreign energy resources. Developing these resources will benefit the environment by reducing toxic emissions and help address issues related to global climate change. The growth of renewable energy technologies in the Mid-Atlantic region has and will continue to be an economic development driver, bringing green industry and clean sector jobs to the region.

Our Executive Director

Bruce Burcat is an attorney with over twenty-five years experience in the utility and energy regulatory fields.  He is responsible for MAREC’s efforts to promote the growth and development of renewable energy in its nine jurisdictions.  Mr. Burcat joined the Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition in 2010 as its Executive Director after serving for nearly fifteen years as the Executive Director of the Delaware Public Service Commission.  In that capacity he was involved in all facets of utility regulation, including the restructuring of Delaware’s electricity market and the reintroduction of integrated resource planning for Delaware’s major electric utility.  Prior to coming to the Delaware Commission, Mr. Burcat was an attorney for the New Jersey Division of the Ratepayer Advocate, where he managed the Division’s water and wastewater utility cases and also represented the Advocate in a number of energy cases.  Before that position he served as a Senior Rate Attorney for General Waterworks Management and Service Company.  Mr. Burcat is a graduate of the University of Delaware.  He received his Law Degree from Rutgers University School of Law – Camden and a Masters in Law (LLM) in Taxation from the Villanova University School of Law.