February 26, 2013 Comments Off on Wind bill blows through committee, heads to Senate
The Senate Finance Committee voted 7-4 to move Gov. Martin O’Malley’s offshore wind energy legislation to the full Senate, marking the first time in three tries that the legislation will reach the full body.
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Read More »February 22, 2013 Comments Off on Wind bill gains House approval
The House of Delegates has passed legislation that would force utility companies to buy energy produced by wind turbines that could be built at least 10 miles off the coast of Ocean City.
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Read More »February 21, 2013 Comments Off on Wind bill’s labor, wage provisions OK’d
A written opinion from the Maryland Office of the Attorney General says controversial labor and wage provisions in Gov. Martin O’Malley’s offshore wind legislation are legal.
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Read More »February 21, 2013 Comments Off on Pending legal opinion delays Senate committee vote on offshore wind
A Senate committee has postponed its vote on Gov. Martin O’Malley’s offshore wind legislation as it waits for a legal opinion on one contentious component of the bill.
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Read More »February 20, 2013 Comments Off on Favorable tailwind for O’Malley’s offshore power bill
Gov. Martin O’Malley’s plan to foster an offshore wind energy industry in Maryland inched a step closer to passage Wednesday when the House of Delegates gave preliminary approval to this year’s version of the legislation.
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Read More »February 19, 2013 Comments Off on Western Md. wind project deemed aviation navigation hazard
FROSTBURG — The developer of the proposed Fourmile Ridge wind power project says it is working to overcome objections by federal aviation officials. Project developer Synergics says the Federal Aviation Administration has determined the 24 planned turbines in eastern Garrett ...
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Read More »February 18, 2013 Comments Off on Companies signal interest in offshore Va. winds
RICHMOND, Va. — An energy company developing the nation’s first offshore wind project is among the growing number of companies expressing interest in the federally designated wind-development area 27 miles off Virginia’s coast. Energy Management Inc., developer of the Cape ...
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Read More »February 15, 2013 Comments Off on Wind bill clears House panel — again
A House of Delegates committee has approved Gov. Martin O’Malley’s offshore wind energy legislation for the second year in a row.
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Read More »February 12, 2013 Comments Off on O’Malley to take case for wind energy to Senate; Miller expected at rally
A suddenly supportive Senate committee will hear Gov. Martin O’Malley reiterate his support on Wednesday for building energy-producing wind turbines off the coast of Ocean City.
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Read More »February 5, 2013 Comments Off on Official says offshore wind isn’t dead
Gov. Martin O’Malley’s energy advisor said Tuesday that a field of offshore wind turbines may not start spinning in 2017, as planned, but rebutted a recent report that said the project won’t ever be built.
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