BOEM announced the availability of its final Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed wind project offshore Maryland. BOEM has now completed environmental reviews for ten commercial-scale offshore wind projects since the start of the Biden-Harris administration. If approved, this project could generate between 1,100 and 2,200 MW for the Delmarva Peninsula and power up to 770,000 homes. If approved, the project proposes to install up to 114 turbines, up to 4 offshore substation platforms, one meteorological tower, and up to 4 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. More information can be found here.
