Our federal partners are proposing to lease approximately 80,000 acres off the coast of Maryland for commercial wind energy development. Maryland’s offshore wind investment will create 850 construction and manufacturing jobs, plus 160 permanent supply and operations jobs after the site is completed. The site will generate $1.3 billion in total economic impact, and is expected to support the generation of up to 1,000 megawatts.
Today’s announcement gives Maryland momentum to continue to increase our renewable energy progress, create jobs, and encourage economic development. By working together, we can strengthen our in-state renewable energy generation, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and reduce public health costs.
Since taking office, the O’Malley-Brown Administration has increased our renewable energy usage by 40 percent. Our workforce has more green jobs per capita than any state in the Mid-Atlantic region – the 6th highest concentration in the nation.
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And you think electric rates are high now, just wait till this kicks in. And just who do you think will foot the bill for construction and maintenance? Building anything in the ocean is really dumb, especially a power plant.
Bunch-O-Crap. Dig deep Marylanders. We will all be poor which equals ... redistribution of wealth.
Not a word about cost versus outcome in real savings in actual dollars. This scheme is a house of cards without the tax payer dollars from the "federal partners". The jobs are temporary, not permanent once the project is completed. The technology has a replacement life of 20 years, and the payback for this "investment" takes 30 years. Someone please point to the solar farm in Salisbury, Easton, or the wind turbine in Wye Mills, and tell us the wonderful return on investment on those project?????
The additional costs will be largely paid for by utility customers, not taxpayers. Anthony Brown will have the flexibility to raise taxes to fund yet unannounced new boondoggles.
Wind power is another name for bend over taxpayers.Notice every couple years they hire a panel and pay 2-3 million to study it.
This is a load
Unfortunately in 20-30 years our landscapes across the nation will be blighted by ugly scrap yards of dead wind power generators. On a recent trip to CA I saw a lot of them. They are not being built to reduce Co2 emissions. Not a single conventional power station has been decommissioned as a result of wind power being built. They are not being built because they are a dependable and reliable source of energy...if nothing else just due to the intermittent nature of wind. They are not being built because they produce cheap energy...they cost many times as much as coal, gas or nuclear (per KWH produced). They are only being built because of subsidies. Once these run out they will fall into decay and no one will have the money to de-commission them. Energy prices in western nations are soaring in comparison to developing countries because of our foray into alternative energy. This is making western industry increasingly uncompetitive and will mean continuing loss of market share and increased trade deficits. Western nations will become poorer and poorer. Eventually the government will cut the subsidies because they will realize that wind power has little to no effect on reducing Co2 and we will still need the same amount of conventional power production because of the unreliable nature of wind. And we won't be able to afford both. Energy firms won't be able to pay to maintain and replace the turbines when they fail without subsidies. The taxpayer will pay twice...once to put them up and again to take them back down. Its happening already and as more turbines wear out it will only get worse. Do a little web surfing and you will find some sad stories about municipalities that have these big turbines that are broken and they can't afford to fix them and can't afford to tear them down. Crisfield has something to look forward to if they don't set aside enough money now to pay to maintain their new turbine when the State money runs out. I can only imagine what will happen to them out in the middle of the ocean. Good luck Maryland...
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