US Wind

US Wind is an offshore wind energy development company founded in 2011 that is a subsidiary of Italy-based Renexia SpA, part of Toto Holdings. It is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.[1] Since 2014, it has been involved in one of the largest offshore wind farm projects in the United States.

US Wind
IndustryRenewable energy
Founded2011
Headquarters
Baltimore, Maryland
,
U.S.
Area served
East Coast of the United States
ProductsOffshore wind power
OwnerRenexia SpA
ParentToto Holdings
WebsiteUS Wind

In 2014 US Wind won the auction for a 25-year leases for both Wind Energy Areas (WEA) in Maryland established by the BOEM with a bid of $8.7 million; they were later consolidated into one WEA.[2][3][4] Development of their project was hindered by the uncertainty of government direction since the state legislature and local governments are considering banning certain areas and increasing the distance from the shoreline for wind turbines.[5] As of the summer of 2016 US Wind had completed underwater surveys of the potential sites about a dozen miles off the coast of Maryland and was submitting plans for environmental review by year end. [6] The project had gained initial approval in 2017 and is under review in 2019 since a change in turbine heights was introduced.[7]

The company had also acquired a lease for the New Jersey WEA North, which it later sold.[8][9] It also pursuing WEA leases in South Carolina.[10]

Projects
Wind farm Capacity
(MW)		 Offshore BOEM wind energy lease area coordinates Developer/Utility Turbines States Regulatory agency Refs
Marwind248MW
Offhore Maryland
OCS-A 0490[11]		17 nautical miles -20 miles (32 km) east of Ocean City (MA)79,707 acres (32,256 ha)US Wind32MDMaryland PSC[12][13][14][7][15][16]

References
  1. "About Us".
  2. https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/maryland-activities
  3. "Interior Auctions 80,000 Acres Offshore Maryland for Wind Energy Development, Advances President's Climate Action Plan". Doi.gov. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  4. Aaron Nathans The News Journal, The News Journal (20 August 2014). "Md. takes step closer to offshore wind turbines". Delawareonline. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  5. Baltimore Sun (6 April 2015). "Shore wind project scrapped amid political roadblocks". Baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  6. Wheeler, Timothy B. "Planning for Md. offshore wind project gets underway". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  7. Rentsch, Julia. "Taller, more distant turbines put Ocean City offshore wind projects back under state review". Delmarva Daily Times.
  8. Stromsta, Karl-Erik (October 9, 2019). "After Early Windfall, Offshore Developer Settles In for Long Game in Maryland". www.greentechmedia.com.
  9. "Shell, EDF Renewables form venture to buy offshore wind lease off New Jersey". www.spglobal.com.
  10. https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2018/12/21/us-wind-sells-offshore-lease-in-new-jersey-to.html
  11. "Maryland Activities | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management".
  12. "US Wind Maryland (MarWin) - Offshore Wind Farm Project | 4C Offshore". www.4coffshore.com.
  13. "Maryland Offshore Wind Project".
  14. Cichon, Meg. "Third US Offshore Wind Lease Auction Goes to Italy-based US Wind" 20 August 2014. Accessed: 10 December 2014.
  15. "Maryland PSC Gives Go-Ahead to US Wind, Deepwater Wind Projects". Offshore Wind. May 11, 2017.
  16. "Interior Auctions 80,000 Acres Offshore Maryland for Wind Energy Development, Advances President's Climate Action Plan". www.doi.gov. August 19, 2014.
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