Media Statement: US Wind Receives Key Milestone on Federal Permit Application
(September 29, 2023, Baltimore, Md.) — US Wind CEO Jeff Grybowski released a statement on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) announcement that a Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on US Wind’s Construction and Operations Plan will be published on October 6, 2023.
“This is the most significant step forward in the history of Maryland offshore wind,” said Jeff Grybowski, US Wind CEO. “BOEM’s draft environmental impact statement sets us on a path toward starting construction on our offshore wind projects in 2025, putting Maryland’s goals that much closer to reality. We are proud to be the first to deliver this clean energy to Delmarva and look forward to the day we can get steel in the water.”
A 45-day public comment period on the draft EIS will commence on October 6 during which the public has an opportunity to submit written comments, attend in-person meetings in Ocean City, Maryland and Sussex County, Delaware, and two virtual meetings. More information about how to submit comments or attend in-person or virtual meetings can be found here: https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/maryland-offshore-wind.
About US Wind
US Wind was founded in 2011 and has established itself as Maryland’s leader in offshore wind development. In 2014, US Wind acquired an 80,000-acre federal lease area off the coast of Maryland. In 2017, Maryland approved the company’s MarWin project and, in 2021, the state approved the Momentum Wind project. In addition to building MarWin and Momentum Wind, US Wind will also establish Maryland’s first permanent offshore wind component factory – Sparrows Point Steel – to serve the entire U.S. market and secure a major role for the state in the rapidly growing U.S. offshore wind industry.
US Wind is owned by Renexia S.p.A., a leader in renewable energy development in Italy and a subsidiary of Toto Holding S.p.A., and Apollo Global Management, an investment firm with more than $400 billion in assets under management.
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