CUMBERLAND — The Maryland Public Service Commission is giving a wind power developer more time to build a proposed 25-turbine project on Dan’s Mountain in Allegany County. The Cumberland Times-News reports that the commission agreed Wednesday to give Dan’s Mountain ...

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The Maryland Public Service Commission on Wednesday unanimously approved the construction of 24 energy-producing wind turbines in Frostburg.

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This too shall pass There was much unfinished business on the last day of the General Assembly, but Gov. Martin O’Malley still held the traditional bill signing ceremony Tuesday for the legislation that did actually pass. It was a tense moment ...

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Utility regulators questioned developers of a proposed Western Maryland wind farm for almost an hour Wednesday before holding off on whether to give them more time to start a project embroiled in a county zoning battle. Dan’s Mountain Windforce is ...

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OAKLAND — Some western Maryland residents are urging the Garrett County commissioners to impose restrictions on a proposed wind farm near Frostburg. The Cumberland Times-News reports that 39 people have signed a petition to present to the board Tuesday. It ...

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SWANTON — Constellation Energy Group is celebrating the startup of Maryland’s first commercial wind farm. The Baltimore-based company held a ceremonial ribbon-cutting Tuesday for the 28-turbine project atop Backbone Mountain in Garrett County. The Cumberland Times-News reports that the project ...

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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 renewable energy. Some interpreted NRG’s statement as a sign the ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The president of a coalition of wind developers is citing nine indications of interest from eight parties for projects off Maryland’s coast as a positive sign that interest in wind power is growing. Jim Lanard, president of the ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s governor plans to introduce legislation that would require utilities to enter into long-term contracts for offshore wind power. O’Malley spokesman Shaun Adamec says an offshore wind power bill is expected to be part of the legislative agenda ...

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GREENBELT — Some conservationists have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block the startup of Maryland’s first industrial wind farm because it allegedly threatens federally protected Indiana bats. The complaint filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt seeks to ...

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