The Trump administration announces plans to halt a Maryland offshore wind project, a move receiving mixed reception from Delaware leaders amid a regional energy shortfall.
The 114-turbine Maryland offshore wind project, led by company US Wind, is expected to generate up to 2.2 gigawatts of generating capacity, which could power over 718,000 homes on the Delmarva Peninsula.
While US Wind’s primary partnership is with Maryland, a small strip of land on Delaware’s coast was chosen as the onshore landing point to bring generated power from the project onto the regional grid.
The cables would connect to a proposed electrical substation in Dagsboro on a parcel of land next to the decommissioned Indian River Power Plant.
Sussex County Council voted four to one to deny US Wind the necessary permit for the substation in December, despite Sussex County’s Planning and Zoning Commission recommending the…
