Posts Tagged ‘Offshore Wind project’
聽Delaware Superior Court Stays Proceedings in US Wind, Sussex County Council Substation Litigation
The Delaware Superior Court has paused proceedings in the litigation involving US Wind and the Sussex County Council over a denied permit for an electric substation tied to an offshore wind project. In a statement responding to the court鈥檚 order, State Sen. Stephanie Hansen said the pause supports the General Assembly鈥檚 authority in such matters…
Read MoreAttorney General Brown Files Brief Defending Major Offshore Wind Project in Maryland
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has filed an聽聽an amicus brief聽聽in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland supporting US Wind鈥檚 request for a preliminary injunction to allow a major offshore wind project off Maryland鈥檚 coast to proceed. Officials who support the project say offshore wind would聽generate 1,710 megawatts of electricity鈥攅nough to power…
Read MoreUPDATED: Trump Administration Files Friday to Vacate Approvals for US Wind Project Off Coast of Ocean City
UPDATED – 09/13/25 – Maryland First District Congressman Andy Harris applauds the Trump Administration for formal filing on Friday to vacate the Biden Administration’s approval of the US Wind Offshore project off the coast of Ocean City. Harris says the filing in the US District Court for the District of Maryland marks a major development…
Read MoreOcean City Mayor Meehan Responds to MDE Permit Approval on Offshore Wind Project
After the Maryland Department of the Environment announced that it would move forward with issuing permits and approvals for construction of the offshore wind project off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland, Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan issued the following statement: 鈥淚t is unconscionable to believe that the Maryland Department of Environment is ignoring pre-established…
Read MorePublic Information Session on Offshore Wind on June 5
A public information session will be held at Beacon Middle School in Lewes on June 5th from 4 to 7pm to learn more on US Wind’s proposed Offshore Wind Project. US Wind has submitted multiple permit applications to DNREC for the offshore wind project off shore of Maryland – the offshore/onshore export cables are proposed…
Read MoreMd. PSC reopens evidentiary hearing process for Ocean City offshore wind project over turbine size
Following calls from elected officials, residents, and others concerned about a proposal to install an offshore wind farm off the coast of Ocean City, the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced that it will hold two separate evidentiary hearings regarding the size of the turbines. The decision to reopen the evidentiary process comes on…
Read MoreComment Period for Fenwick Island State Park Improvements Extended to Wed, Jan 15
DNREC has extended the Fenwick Island State Park proposed improvements survey deadline until Wednesday, January 15th to allow additional input regarding the estimated $18-million in proposed improvements.聽 The improvements will look at ways to better traffic flow, upgrade infrastructure and add new recreational amenities.聽 Offshore wind developer, Orsted, has proposed funding these projects as part…
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