Wednesday, December 22, 2021

MD Approves New Offshore Bird Blender

At least the corpses won't pile up around the bases, they'll just wash away on the tide to get eaten by crabs or sharks. Chesapeake Bay Mag, Developer Wins Approval for State's 2nd Offshore Wind Project 

Last week, the Maryland Public Service Commission chose Skipjack Wind 2, an offshore wind clean energy proposal from Danish corporation Ørsted, for an 846-megawatt project on the Atlantic’s continental shelf to power 250,000 homes in Delmarva. Skipjack Wind 2 is Ørsted’s second project in Maryland, located adjacent to the company’s 120 MW Skipjack Wind 1.

Ørsted will build Skipjack Wind 1 and 2 as one project, with electricity generation and transmission to customers expected to begin in 2026. The edge of the combined Skipjack project area closest to the shore lies over 20 miles from the Maryland-Delaware border and 26 miles from the Ocean City pier. At its closest distance, Skipjack Wind 1 will be approximately 19 miles off the Delaware shore. Together, Skipjack 1 and 2 will play a significant role in helping Maryland reach its goal of installing at least 1,200 MW of offshore wind energy by 2030.

Woohoo!  I live within 3 miles of a 3,800 MW nuclear power plant, and if you didn't go looking for it on the Bay, you'd never know it was there.

“Skipjack Wind 2 will contribute significantly to Maryland’s goal of sourcing 50 percent of its power from renewable energy sources by 2030, while positioning Maryland as a long-term offshore wind energy manufacturing hub. We look forward to delivering on our commitments now and well into the future, so that Maryland residents benefit from offshore wind for decades to come,” said David Hardy, CEO of Ørsted Offshore North America.

Linked at Pirate's Cove in If All You See…

1 comment:

  1. Let the subsidies and tax credits begin.....If they really cared they would use nuclear for the cleanest and most efficient energy. But we all know it’s not about that

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