Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed the state’s Promoting Offshore Wind Energy Resources Act (the POWER Act) into law on 21 April, thus codifying Maryland’s new 8.5 GW offshore wind target for 2031. The Governor signed the POWER Act at Tradepoint Atlantic in Baltimore County, where he also announced the state’s first offshore wind advanced foundation component centre together with Ørsted.

The Maryland General Assembly passed the bill earlier this month. The POWER Act sets the state on the path towards having 8.5 GW of offshore wind capacity in its energy mix by 2031, quadrupling Maryland’s offshore wind energy goal.