The Biden-Harris administration on Sept. 5 announced the approval of a Maryland offshore wind project.
US Wind’s Maryland Offshore Wind Project, as approved, could generate over 2 gigawatts of energy for the Delmarva Peninsula. The lease area is approximately 8.7 nautical miles offshore Maryland and approximately 9 nautical miles from Sussex County, Delaware, at its closest points to shore.
The Maryland Offshore Wind Project consists of three planned phases, which include the proposed installation of up to 114 wind turbine generators, up to four offshore substation platforms, one meteorological tower, and up to four offshore export cable corridors.
Two phases, known as MarWin and Momentum Wind, already have offshore renewable energy certificates from the State of Maryland.
On July 29, 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced the final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed project, which analyzed the potential environmental impacts of the activities outlined in the project’s construction and operations plan and considered reasonable alternatives.
The “Notice of Availability of a Joint Record of Decision for US Wind Inc.’s Proposed Maryland Offshore Wind Project” will be published in the Federal Register in the coming days. For more information on the Maryland Offshore Wind Project, visit BOEM’s website.
With the approval, the Department of the Interior has approved more than 15 gigawatts of energy from offshore wind energy projects.
