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I received the below press release from MSSA this morning about a proposed wind farm 12 miles offshore from Ocean City. I haven't really developed strong opinions on it either way nor do I have an agenda, but I thought I'd post tihs to get feedback from others who are more "in the know" and can add some knowledge.
Ocean City Wind Farm
Wednesday, December 3rd
(PASADENA, MD) - Tuesday evening the Maryland Saltwater Sportfishermen's Association (MSSA) welcomed Dave Blazer of BluewaterWind LLC to discuss the proposed wind farm 12 miles offshore of Ocean City, Maryland.
The wind farm would consist of 200 wind turbines spaced one half of a mile apart and each standing nearly 30 stories high. Each turbine would produce around 3 mega-watts of electricity and all together around 600 mega-watts, enough to power 130,000 Maryland homes.
With our nation's dependence on fossil fuels and its harmful effects on the environment, wind farms are starting to become popular with most coastal states. Offshore wind farms are capable of producing large amounts of electricity with little to no damage to the environment.
"Environmentally, this just makes sense", Blazer said.
Maryland is in need of energy as it will start to experience an energy shortfall by 2011 and brown-outs and black-outs as early as 2013. Blazer stated that Maryland imports nearly 40% of its electricity and there are no new generation projects in the works. "This would put 600 mega-watts into the PJM grid for Maryland residents", said Blazer.
For the past twenty years the country of Denmark has relied on wind energy to help power its capital city of Copenhagen. Denmark is able to predict within 95% accuracy the amount of energy they will produce in a 24 hour period.
"One less barrel of foreign oil this country imports, is beneficial to everyone", said Richard Novotny, Executive Director of the MSSA.
Economically speaking, wind energy is considered to be the most readily available and technologically ready for mass production and distribution. Unlike the current price for electricity, wind energy is very consistent.
BluewaterWind is asking for a long-term purchasing agreement from any of the major suppliers. This would allow Maryland to purchase electricity at a low and consistent price for a long period of time, therefore cutting back its imported electricity. The only cost associated with wind energy is the cost to build the wind turbines.
For more information click on the following link - wjz.com - Wind Co. Could Generate Cheaper Electricity Prices
Ocean City Wind Farm
Wednesday, December 3rd
(PASADENA, MD) - Tuesday evening the Maryland Saltwater Sportfishermen's Association (MSSA) welcomed Dave Blazer of BluewaterWind LLC to discuss the proposed wind farm 12 miles offshore of Ocean City, Maryland.
The wind farm would consist of 200 wind turbines spaced one half of a mile apart and each standing nearly 30 stories high. Each turbine would produce around 3 mega-watts of electricity and all together around 600 mega-watts, enough to power 130,000 Maryland homes.
With our nation's dependence on fossil fuels and its harmful effects on the environment, wind farms are starting to become popular with most coastal states. Offshore wind farms are capable of producing large amounts of electricity with little to no damage to the environment.
"Environmentally, this just makes sense", Blazer said.
Maryland is in need of energy as it will start to experience an energy shortfall by 2011 and brown-outs and black-outs as early as 2013. Blazer stated that Maryland imports nearly 40% of its electricity and there are no new generation projects in the works. "This would put 600 mega-watts into the PJM grid for Maryland residents", said Blazer.
For the past twenty years the country of Denmark has relied on wind energy to help power its capital city of Copenhagen. Denmark is able to predict within 95% accuracy the amount of energy they will produce in a 24 hour period.
"One less barrel of foreign oil this country imports, is beneficial to everyone", said Richard Novotny, Executive Director of the MSSA.
Economically speaking, wind energy is considered to be the most readily available and technologically ready for mass production and distribution. Unlike the current price for electricity, wind energy is very consistent.
BluewaterWind is asking for a long-term purchasing agreement from any of the major suppliers. This would allow Maryland to purchase electricity at a low and consistent price for a long period of time, therefore cutting back its imported electricity. The only cost associated with wind energy is the cost to build the wind turbines.
For more information click on the following link - wjz.com - Wind Co. Could Generate Cheaper Electricity Prices