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O’Malley and Markell Ask Obama to Help Spark Offshore Wind
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has teamed up with Delaware Governor Jack Markell in a letter to President Obama asking him to join their states in signing up for power from offshore wind. The proximity of Washington, D.C., to the mid-Atlantic’s … Continue reading
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Another Step Forward for Maryland Offshore Wind
Governor O’Malley joined nine other East Coast governors in signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Department of the Interior. The MOU commits the parties to work together to coordinate a variety of issues related to developing the … Continue reading
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Maryland Needs Electric Cars to Use Offshore Wind
The looming electrification of the auto fleet raises a host of important questions, ranging from restructuring manufacturing to the impact on oil imports. Lost in all this mayhem are the benefits to Maryland’s electricity sector. (Maryland has announced a $1 … Continue reading
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Getting Real About Maryland’s Offshore Wind
A new report from the Abell Foundation details the potential of Maryland’s offshore wind resource to meet our state’s electricity needs: … Maryland’s feasible wind resource off of its Atlantic coast (including both state and federal waters) is large enough … Continue reading
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O’Malley Advances Offshore Wind
The massive offshore wind resource on the East Coast holds great potential for tackling Maryland’s energy challenges. Governor O’Malley is leading a steady march towards realizing this opportunity. Last year, he joined other governors in a letter urging Congressional leaders … Continue reading
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Competition from Offshore Wind
Offshore wind sounds nice to those of us who use electricity. It’s clean and abundant: [The Cape Wind Project] would with 130 wind turbines, well off the Cape shore, produce power equivalent to ¾ of the base-load of Cape Cod, … Continue reading
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Maryland Takes First Steps in Offshore Wind
The Maryland Energy Administration announced that it has taken the first steps to follow up on Governor O’Malley’s committment to developing offshore wind, the Baltimore Sun reports. Last May, the Governor joined nine other governors of East Coat states in … Continue reading
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Is Maryland Falling Behind in the Race for Offshore Wind?
Enough wind energy is available off the mid-Atlantic coast to provide most of the electricity needed by the coastal states including Maryland. New Jersey, Delaware and now Rhode Island have all signed contracts to start development. Maryland needs to keep … Continue reading
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Offshore Wind versus Coal by Wire — Maryland’s Choice
Last Friday, EESI sponsored a briefing on the potential of offshore wind to generate electricity for the mid-Atlantic states. A video is now available. Here’s a quick look at the presentations. George Hagerman (Virginia Coastal Energy Research Consortium) explained the economic … Continue reading
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