The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the availability of its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed wind project offshore Maryland.
If approved, this project could generate between 1,100 and 2,200 MW of renewable energy for the Delmarva Peninsula. US Wind is seeking approval for its proposed Maryland offshore wind project, which includes three planned phases. Two of those phases, MarWin and Momentum Wind, have received offshore renewable energy certificates from the State of Maryland.
If approved, the project proposes to install up to 114 turbines, up to four offshore substation platforms, one meteorological tower, and up to four corridors for offshore export cables, which would make landfall in Delaware Seashore State Park. The lease area is approximately 8.7 nautical miles (nm) offshore Maryland and approximately 9 nm offshore Sussex County, Delaware, at its closest points to shore.
