Maryland Offshore Windfarm Project January 2018
1. Maryland Offshore Wind Project Description
Federal lease Area of MARYLAND WIND ENERGY AREA (WEA) 80,000 Acres Enough for 1,500MW of Wind Power
Current US Wind Project: 86 Turbine installations 722.4 MW of Power
Turbine Layout
US Wind, Inc.- Maryland Project Project Description: 12-Miles off of Ocean City, MD Applying for 750MW with PJM ~260MW will use Maryland OREC 86 Total Turbine Installations In-Service Date of 2021
2. Maryland Project Development Status
US Wind, Inc, Activities Since Lease 2015 Leased Office in Downtown Baltimore- Began Staffing Project Development Team Carried out FEED Studies for Cable and Foundations Carried out Geo-Phys and Geo-Tech Surveys in WEA PJM Process Commenced Site Assessment Plan Submitted to BOEM
US Wind, Inc, Activities Since Lease (cont.) 2016-2017 OREC Application Process Resulted in OREC Award for 913,000 MWh/yr Cable Easement Survey First Phase in 2016 Second Phase completed late 2017 (included re-route in IRB to avoid high density clam areas)
IRB Re-Route
IRB Re-Route
US Wind, Inc, 2018 Activities SAP Approval and Installation of Met Tower Construction and Operations Plan Submittal
OSW Project Timeline CONSTRUCTION PHASE -Foundation Installation start: 2019 -Construction finish: 2020 -In-service (COD): 2021 OPERATION & MAINTENANCE (O&M) PHASE -Begin O&M Operations: 2021 -Finalize O&M: Q4 2045 -Decommissioning Plant: 2046
Atlantic Wind Connection - Monmouth County Informational Meeting 07/29/2011 1 North Charles Street, Suite 2310 Baltimore, MD 21201 www.uswindmaryland.com Jen Banks Permitting Specialist (919) 714-9258 j.banks@uswindinc.com