A rendering of what an array of wind turbines off the Atlantic Coast might look like in the late afternoon as seen from Ocean City.
The latest chapter in Maryland’s offshore wind saga has Worcester County officials agreeing to join an open letter that speaks out against a just-approved expansion of an already-proposed wind farm project.
The county’s Board of Commissioners on Feb. 4 agreed to put their names on a letter from the nonprofit Stop Offshore Wind. They stand in opposition to the Maryland Public Service Commission’s (PSC) Jan. 24 decision to let US Wind take over wind energy credits that were relinquished by competitor Ørsted, which pulled out of a wind project last year.
The PSC, which oversees any offshore wind projects in Maryland, accepted an updated project proposal from US Wind. The approved proposal grants the developer an opportunity to build more and larger turbines in the combined lease areas, according to the open letter.
Crafted by the public relations firm Bedrock Advocacy, whom Worcester County hired in December, the opposition letter also demands to view any independent analysis upon which the PSC decision was based.
“We are advocating for a transparent process that shows a good-faith effort by US Wind to negotiate with residents and businesses,” the letter says, “instead of a blind crusade to acquire government funding and secure green energy credits for the State of Maryland.”
Our Public Service Commission has no right to give our tax dollars away in the firm of Wind Energy Credits. Bank audits are in order for PSC officials.
Being the Governor of Maryland, I can do whst I want with your tax money
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