Gov. Phil Murphy and offshore wind advocates have long said New Jersey’s willingness to go all-in on the sector will put it ahead of other states on the East Coast — a fact that could help the state earn untold millions in enterprises related to the industry.
That head start is starting to lose its advantage.
Last week, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed the POWER Act into law, which raises Maryland’s offshore wind goal from 2.022 gigawatts to 8.5 GW of offshore wind generation by 2031.
The increase puts the state in line with other East Coast states that have increased their offshore wind goals, including New Jersey and New York.
In addition to raising the state’s overall offshore wind goal, the law requires a new transmission study to guide how the state incorporates the new power into its energy grid, and requires a solicitation for a planned transmission buildout.
On Friday, Moore traveled to Maryland’s biggest industrial development (the massive Tradepoint Atlantic development in Baltimore County) to break ground on a new construction facility for the offshore wind energy industry.
“Maryland steel led the American economy in the 20th century, and I want Maryland wind to lead the American economy in the 21st century,” Moore said.
Go woke go broke!! MAGA
politicians are out of control. I don’t think any of the MD ones actually care what real people in MD want. Except Andy Harris – he is the best. We DO NOT WANT THESE MASSIVE WIND MILLS
I see this as the death of tourism.
Death of wildlife as well.