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Dominion Resources Inc. hopes to claim a piece of Maryland’s renewable energy market.
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Read More »Wind farms among beneficiaries of Md. planning grants
Wind farms require windmills, and windmills require welders. This simple realization — it came up at a dinner in June when the state was discussing the Danish government’s experience with offshore wind power — struck motivation into three companies that are planning for wind farms off the coast of Maryland.
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Read More »FAA says western Md. wind farm no aviation hazard
OAKLAND — The Federal Aviation Administration says a proposed wind farm on Maryland’s highest mountain won’t be an aviation hazard. The Cumberland Times-News reported in its Tuesday edition on the decision regarding Exelon Corp.’s Fair Wind project on Backbone Mountain ...
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Read More »O’Malley to make offshore wind announcement
Gov. Martin O’Malley and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell are scheduled to make an announcement about progress in developing offshore wind off the coast of Maryland. Tommy Beaudreau, director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and Mark Rice, CEO of ...
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Read More »Western Md. wind project gets conditional approval
OAKLAND — State regulators have given conditional approval to a proposed wind power project in far western Maryland. The Maryland Public Service Commission this week approved the construction of up to 15 wind turbines on Backbone Mountain, about five miles ...
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Read More »Wind farm foes say project needs kill permit
OAKLAND — Opponents of a proposed wind power project in far western Maryland say the developer should be required to obtain a federal permit to kill federally endangered bats that could fall victim to the spinning blades. The Cumberland Times-News ...
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Read More »Climate group hopes to double energy goal
A Maryland environmental group wants the state to double the minimum amount of energy that must be generated by wind and solar sources over the next decade.
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Read More »Exelon seeks Md. approval for Garrett wind farm
OAKLAND — Exelon Corp. is seeking Maryland Public Service Commission approval to erect 12 to 15 wind turbines on Backbone Mountain in Garrett County about six miles south of Oakland. The Cumberland Times-News reports a public hearing on the project ...
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Read More »UMES plans to install 2 wind turbines
PRINCESS ANNE — The University of Maryland Eastern Shore plans to install two wind turbines with enough power to fuel hundreds of homes to serve as instruments for student and faculty research. The Daily Times reports that the turbines should ...
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Read More »Study: Wind farms killed 67 eagles in 5 years
WASHINGTON — Wind energy facilities have killed at least 67 golden and bald eagles in the last five years, but the figure could be much higher, according to a new scientific study by government biologists. The research represents one of ...
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