Delaware Senate Passes Bill that Could Override County’s Permit Denial to US Wind

(offshoreWIND.biz) The Delaware State Senate has passed a bill which would allow US Wind to continue planning its onshore substations for the Maryland offshore wind project in Delaware’s Sussex County, whose council denied US Wind the permit last year.

Senate Bill 159, introduced in the Delaware Senate on 21 May and discussed by the Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee, prohibits counties from rejecting permits for onshore electrical infrastructure built in a heavy industrial zone that is part of renewable energy projects.

According to bill details on the Senate’s website, Senate Bill no. 159 has now been assigned to the Natural Resources & Energy Committee in the House, whose hearing will take place within twelve legislative days.

Since the bill, if enacted, would be applicable retroactively, it would override the decision made by the Sussex County Council in December 2024 to deny the permit for US Wind’s onshore substations at its preferred site.

The developer plans to build the substations next to the Indian River Power Plant near Dagsboro and connect the Maryland offshore wind farm to the regional electric grid at Delmarva Power and Light’s Indian River substation.

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