A bill requiring utilities to enter into long-term purchasing agreements for wind-generated power is in the works for the 2011 General Assembly, with supporters and opponents getting ready to air the issue.
Prince George’s County Sen. Paul Pinsky and Montgomery County Del. Tom Hucker, both Democrats, are planning to refile legislation similar to the ones they sponsored this year.
The bill did not specify a purchasing agreement with offshore wind producers, but wind was the only form of renewable energy that qualified.
The Pinsky-Hucker bill would support both renewable energy and an expansion of the wind-generated power industry in the state. Renewable energy proponents say that the only way developers can get financing for wind farms that can cost billions is through long-term contracts that guarantee a revenue stream.
Utilities and conservative legislators may oppose the measure again this year.
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this gets no comments all day, while the jeep vs toyota story was all the rave????
ReplyDeletei feel this is a step in the right direction for Maryland, how can anyone oppose this? i understand a difference of opinions on the ways in which wind power is implemented, but let's get this ball rolling, now!
on a day in which a top news story projects $5/gallon for gas in two years, we worry more about who has the tougher truck, and whether they have a right to say so.
come on man!