This area will be analyzed more fully and collaboratively by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the State of Maryland, federal agencies and other stakeholders as a potential WEA, along with additional potential offshore wind areas all along the Central Atlantic coastline, for inclusion in an offshore wind lease sale as early as 2025, the Department of the Interior (DOI) said in a press release on 11 December.
“We have made it clear that we are going to work to ensure that Maryland accelerates its growth in the clean energy economy, and we are committed to reaching our goal of creating 8.5 gigawatts of offshore wind energy. Making Maryland the leader in generating clean, renewable wind energy for the whole region will require bringing everyone to the table,” said Maryland Governor Wes Moore .