Public Service Commission to hear Fourmile wind farm proposal

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 24, 2013
Tags: frostburg, Maryland Public Service Commission, PSC, western maryland, wind, wind power, wind turbines

The Maryland Public Service Commission is scheduled to hear a proposal to build a wind power project near Frostburg. The PSC is scheduled to hear the case Wednesday in Baltimore. Fourmile Wind Energy LLC is seeking to build the project on Fourmile Ridge and the western slope of Big Savage Mountain. The company has said [...]

Permit official: Garrett Co. wind project in sensitive area

BY: The Cumberland Times-News
POSTED: January 23, 2013
Tags: cumberland, electricity, fourmile, fourmile ridge, garrett county, wind energy, wind turbines

OAKLAND — A Garrett County permitting official says most of a proposed wind farm on Fourmile Ridge lies in areas designated as sensitive by the state. Permit and Inspections Division Chief Jim Torrington says 75 percent of the proposed wind farm is in areas designated as having rare, threatened and endangered species. The Cumberland Times-News [...]

Offshore winds focus of Virginia conference

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: June 22, 2011
Tags: Energy, green, offshore wind power, renewable, virginia port authority, wind turbines

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Challenges facing wind development off Virginia’s coast are coming into focus at a conference on the renewable energy source in Virginia Beach. Fishing interests, defense officials and the Virginia Port Authority all spoke Wednesday, outlining their concerns and possible conflicts with towering wind turbines sprouting off the coast. Two representatives of [...]

Backers still want Md. wind bill

BY: Nicholas Sohr
POSTED: April 10, 2011
Tags: bill, chesapeake climate action network, Department of Business and Economic Development, Environment, General Assembly, gov. martin o'malley, legislation, maryland, offshore wind, Offshore Wind Development Coalition, proposal, Tom Carlson, wind turbines

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland is pressing ahead to spur development of an offshore wind energy industry even as the failure of Gov. Martin O’Malley’s marquee energy proposal before the General Assembly promises to delay the effort. “It definitely sets us back in the race, but it does not count us out by any means,” said Tom [...]

O’Malley pushes wind in final days of session

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 6, 2011
Tags: Annapolis, General Assembly, gov. martin o'malley, governor, lawmakers, O'Malley, Ocean City, offshore, offshore wind, senate finance committee, wind turbines

ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley is working to wrest free his offshore wind bill from a pair legislative panels in the final days of the 2011 session. The governor’s proposal to mandate that state utilities buy wind energy generated by turbines planned for construction 12 miles off the coast of Ocean City has run into [...]

Bill would let ‘green’ utilities install solar

BY: Nicholas Sohr
POSTED: February 23, 2011
Tags: Annapolis, BGE, bill, Del. Doyle L. Niemann, democrat, green energy, legislation, maryland, Melanie Santiago-Mosier, Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation, offshore, Prince George's County, PSC, Solar Power, utilities, wind power, wind turbines

ANNAPOLIS — State lawmakers are considering a proposal designed to spark investment in pricey green energy upgrades to Maryland homes. The bill, HB 658, would allow for the creation of public utilities that could install solar panels, wind turbines and geothermal heating systems for individual houses, blocks or even neighborhoods. Del. Doyle L. Niemann, the [...]