Offshore Wind Wire

MORNING ROUNDUP: Maryland Lawmakers Postpone Offshore Wind Bill For “Study”

Maryland legislators have shelved the state’s offshore wind legislation, saying that they need additional time to study the proposal, the Baltimore Sun reported yesterday. The bill would have required utilities to sign long-term power purchase agreements with offshore wind developers. “This is a massive, complex idea,” said Shaun Adamec, a spokesman for Gov. Martin O’Malley. The bill [...]

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Environmental Watchdog Cries Foul Over Massachusetts Ocean Plan Concessions

By Peter Brennan A leading environmental law group said last month that Massachusetts officials exceeded their legal authority when they delegated offshore wind regulation to regional planning agencies. In a Nov. 23 letter to Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Ian Bowles, the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) outlined what it claims are inconsistencies between the Massachusetts Draft Ocean [...]

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