OCEAN CITY — The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) announced the dates for two virtual public hearings for proposed second phases of two offshore wind energy projects.
In 2017, the PSC approved two offshore wind energy farm projects off the coast of Ocean City including Ørsted’s Skipjack I project and US Wind’s Marwin project. Technically, the PSC awarded Offshore Renewable Energy Credits, or ORECs, to the two bid award winners.
Those projects are now going through the federal review period with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). Buoyed by federal and state calls for an expansion of offshore wind energy, both Ørsted and US Wind have submitted requests for ORECs from the PSC for their second-phase projects, which, if approved, would significantly increase the number of wind turbines sited off the resort coast.
The PSC virtual hearings will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 28, and Thursday, Sept. 30, both at 6 p.m. Members of the public wishing to comment on either hearing should send an email by noon on Friday, Sept. 24, to susan.howard@maryland.gov.
Participants should indicate which day they would like to speak and will receive a link to the platform to join that day’s hearing. The hearings will also be livestreamed on the PCS’s YouTube channel.
You Democrats in OC think you are saving earth with this nonsense….
In reality, you worship the demon earth god BAAL…
Most people are niave when it comes to the hidden agenda, but we know what your doing…. you evil worshipers
Joke
Someone needs to ask whether a bond will be posted by the investment companies for the future removal costs of these windmills.
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Bingo! Where are the windmills previously in Wye Mills and Crisfield? Land based and not tall, they cost more to repair than they ever contributed to savings for their owners. Thus, scrapped.
When these skyscrapers in the ocean fail they will be left to rot as eyesores and navigation hazards.
Dumb idea foisted on the backs of the rate payers.
They should harvest the surplus of ON Shore Wind. There is so much untapped HOT AIR circulating around here
Still throwing money (which we need for more important issues) at a plan supported by the minority.
Tax and spend is a failed practice, yet continues. Wow