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Advocates: N.J. law a model for Maryland offshore wind
A New Jersey offshore wind law could serve as a model for developing the industry in Maryland, according to environmentalists and offshore wind industry officials. The New Jersey law signed […]
Md. could look to N.J. for wind power model
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland lawmakers are preparing to resume debate on one of Gov. Martin O’Malley‘s major green initiatives, an offshore wind energy bill that stalled during the last legislative session […]
O’Malley deal with Exelon touted by wind energy backers in Maryland
The ink isn’t yet dry on Gov. Martin O’Malley‘s deal with Exelon Corp. and Constellation Energy Group, but wind energy advocates are already hailing the accord as a boon for […]
Offshore wind subject of Baltimore town hall forum
Environmentalists and union leaders plan to gather in Baltimore to push for offshore wind power off Maryland‘s coast. The town hall forum is scheduled Wednesday night at St. Mark’s Lutheran […]
Week in review: 10/14/11
More offshore wind leases? Gov. Martin O’Malley said Tuesday in Baltimore that his administration is working on an offshore wind energy bill after one that would have required utilities to enter […]
Virginia firm teams with Maersk on wind project
RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia company proposing offshore wind projects in Atlantic waters is partnering with the global container ship giant Maersk to develop utility-scale wind farms in the United […]
Salazar: 2nd offshore wind lease could be weeks away
The nation’s second offshore wind power lease could be weeks away, and more could follow, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Tuesday at the opening of a wind power conference. Salazar […]
Poll shows support for Maryland offshore wind power
A majority of Marylanders are willing to shell out more for electricity to buy power from offshore wind farms, according to a poll released Monday by a coalition of environmental […]
Offshore winds focus of Virginia conference
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 […]
Delaware wind project hits a snag
LEWES, Del. — NRG Bluewater Wind is delaying construction of a meteorological tower off Delaware‘s coast, saying its planned offshore wind farm is endangered by cuts in federal support for […]
Feds OK rate for Google offshore transmission line
Federal energy regulators approved rates for a proposed $5 billion offshore wind power transmission line that are lower than the developers of the Google-backed venture had sought. The Federal Energy […]
Pepco, windmills take their legislative lumps
Lawmakers confronting energy legislation had no problem holding power utilities accountable for meeting reliability standards, but the governor’s effort to open up Maryland‘s coastal waters to windmills failed. Also failing […]
