A recent article suggested that a second Donald Trump administration may lead to a halt of offshore wind development in Maryland (“What a second Trump term could mean for Maryland’s environmental priorities,” Nov. 10). This would be an enormous setback for Maryland which is poised to become a leader in the emerging offshore wind manufacturing field.
U.S. Wind, which is developing an offshore wind project well off the Ocean City coast, has committed to supporting two manufacturing entities in eastern Baltimore County which will rejuvenate the steel industry on the site of the old Bethlehem Steel plant. Hundreds of full-time jobs will be created to build turbines for the Maryland offshore project as well as for projects being planned in other states.
Construction firms like mine will also benefit from Maryland offshore wind with hundreds of well-paid construction workers needed. If the Maryland project is delayed, those jobs could…
