The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the availability of its draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed Maryland offshore wind project.
If approved, the project could generate between 1.1 and 2.2 GW of clean, renewable energy for the Delmarva Peninsula, which could power up to 770,000 homes and support up to an estimated 2,679 jobs annually over seven years.
The developer of the project, US Wind, is seeking approval for the construction and operation of the Maryland offshore wind project, which includes three planned phases. Two of those phases, MarWin and Momentum Wind, have offshore renewable energy certificates from the State of Maryland.
US Wind’s proposal for all three phases includes the installation of up to 121 turbines, up to four offshore substation platforms, one meteorological tower, and up to four offshore export cable corridors with landfall occurring within Delaware Seashore State Park. The lease area is approximately 8.7 nautical miles offshore Maryland, and approximately nine nautical miles from Sussex County, Delaware.
During the comment period, BOEM will hold two in-person public meetings and two virtual meetings. The input received during the comment period will inform the preparation of the final EIS and the decision on whether to approve the project’s construction and operations plan.
