Offshore Wind Energy Target

May 28, 2024

Summary

Maryland enacted legislation in 2013 (H.B. 226) establishing a carve-out for offshore wind energy within its Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS). The legislation directed the Maryland Public Service Commission to determine the actual target, but provided that the requirement cannot exceed 2.5% of retail electricity sales in 2017 through 2020. The limit increases to 10% of retail electricity sales in 2025.

Beginning in 2026, Maryland Statutes establish a specific megawatt (MW) target for offshore wind energy development, requiring 400 MW in 2026 and 2027, increasing to 800 MW in 2028, and 1,200 MW in 2030 and thereafter.

Maryland Public Utilities Code § 7-704.1 separately established a goal of reaching 8,500 MW of offshore wind energy capacity by 2031.

Program Overview

Implementing Sector:	State
Category:	Regulatory Policy
State:	Maryland
Incentive Type:	Offshore Wind Energy Target
Web Site:	https://energy.maryland.gov/Pages/Info/renewable/offshorewind.aspx
Administrator:
Start Date:
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:	Offshore Wind
Target:	1,200 MW by 2030 Goal of 8,500 MW by 2031

Authorities

Name:	Md. Public Utilities Code § 7-701 et seq.
Effective Date:	06/01/2013

Contact

Name:	Wind Program
Organization:	Maryland Energy Administration
Address:
Phone:	(410) 537-4000
Email:	wind.mea@maryland.gov

This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.