Posted on June 11, 2025
US Wind has received an air quality permit for its Maryland offshore wind project, clearing the way for construction to begin.
The project had received the go-ahead from the federal government last December, but was awaiting the final required permit from the state.
The Maryland Department of the Environment, Air and Radiation Administration said it had made a final determination to issue the air quality permit, noting that “the proposed construction and commissioning of the offshore wind project would not cause violations of any applicable air pollution control regulations”.
It was the last permit required from the state, while the final federal permit was awarded by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) in December. This was for the Maryland project’s Construction and Operations Plan (COP).
The project has the potential to generate up to 2.2GW of clean, renewable energy for the Delmarva Peninsula and power over 718,000 homes.
It is located approximately 10 nautical miles offshore Ocean City, Maryland, and approximately nine nautical miles offshore Sussex County, Delaware.
The approved COP includes up to 114 wind turbine generators, four offshore substations, a meteorological tower, and up to four offshore export cable corridors with subsea transmission cables making landfall in Sussex County, Delaware.
US Wind CEO Jeff Grybowski said: “After a thorough, science-based review process and multiple opportunities for feedback from the community, we’re pleased to have secured this final permit from the Maryland Department of the Environment.
“We look forward to continued engagement with the state as work to bring this critical energy project online.”
