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2003 US Department of Energy wind resource map of Maryland. Wind power in Maryland, which has land-based and offshore resources, is in the early stages of development. [1] [2] [3] As of 2016, Maryland has 191 megawatts (MW) of wind powered electricity generating capacity, responsible for 1.4% of in-state generated electricity. [4]
July 30, 1960 – Tropical Storm Brenda crosses southeastern Maryland. The storm's rainfall causes flooding in St. Mary's County. [7]September 12, 1960 – Hurricane Donna passes just offshore, producing wind gusts of over 100 mph (160 km/h) in Ocean City. [12]
Skipjack is a 966 MW capacity off shore wind farm, proposed by Ørsted US Offshore Wind to be built on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Delaware, approximately 16.9 nautical miles (31.3 km; 19.4 mi) from the coast opposite Fenwick Island. [1]
The Criterion Wind Project was originally proposed in 2002 by Clipper Windpower as a 101 MW project consisting of 67 1.8 MW. On March 26, 2003, the Maryland Public Service Commission issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing the construction of the wind farm.
US Wind is an offshore wind energy development company founded in 2011. US Wind is owned by funds managed by Apollo Global Management, an American investment firm, and Renexia SpA, a subsidiary of Toto Holding SpA.
Fox's Gap, also known as Fox Gap, is a wind gap in the South Mountain Range of the Blue Ridge Mountains, located in Frederick County and Washington County, Maryland.The gap is traversed by Reno Monument Road.
The Mount Storm Wind Farm is located 120 miles west of Washington, D.C. in Grant County, West Virginia.The wind farm includes 132 Gamesa G80 wind turbines each with a two megawatt (MW) capacity along 12 miles of the Allegheny Front.
The Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel is the second largest university run tunnel in the United States. It has test section dimensions of 7.75' X 11.04' with corner fillets and a test section area of 85.04 sq. ft.