Maryland lawmakers are preparing to resume debate on one of Gov. Martin O'Malley's major green initiatives, an offshore wind energy bill that stalled during the last legislative session amid concerns about the cost to utility companies and their customers.
The bill would have subsidized the construction of between 80 and 200 wind turbines 12 miles off the coast of Ocean City by obligating the state's four investor-owned utilities -- Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Allegheny Power, Delmarva Power and Pepco -- to buy offshore wind energy for 25 years.
The bill would have subsidized the construction of between 80 and 200 wind turbines 12 miles off the coast of Ocean City by obligating the state's four investor-owned utilities -- Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Allegheny Power, Delmarva Power and Pepco -- to buy offshore wind energy for 25 years.
