USA: Maryland Governor Could Push Offshore Wind Bill Again

Governor Martin O’Malley, along with his advisors, will decide in the following couple of months about offshore wind being a part of the legislative priority again, Raquel Guillory, the Governor’s spokeswoman, said to the Gazette news site.

He had already pushed offshore wind as a core of his energy policy, but only to be rejected. His latest offshore wind bill was accepted by the House of Delegates, but did not pass before the Senate committee.

Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator E.J. Pipkin, said that it is possible for Gov. O’Malley to try again with a similar bill.

“He keeps pushing this, and the General Assembly has said no and said no,” Sen. Pipkin said.

On this matter, the Committee is mainly concerned whether the costs of offshore wind development will pay off in the end.

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Offshore WIND staff, October 12, 2012; Image: Alpha Ventus