Offshore Wind Project Near Maryland, Delaware Wins US Approval
- More than 15 gigawatts offshore wind capacity now authorized
- Political risk, economic challenges pose headwinds to industry
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The Biden administration on Thursday approved plans for a 2-gigawatt wind farm in waters near Maryland’s coast, marking the 10th commercial-scale offshore turbine project to win the US government’s authorization.
The US Wind Inc. project is set to be built in three phases, ultimately including as many as 114 wind turbines roughly 9 nautical miles off the Maryland coast and Sussex County, Delaware.