Events
DNREC Joint Permitting Hearing: US Wind Project
Virtual Event
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
6:00 pm
This will be a US Wind landfall support opportunity. You need to register by noon that day in order to speak. You can also send in written comments. If youâd like to speak in support, please Contact POWER so that a variety of topics is covered.
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Past Events
Governorâs Energy Advisory Council June 20, 2024 Meeting
Department of Agriculture
2320 S Dupont Hwy, Dover, DE 19901
9am to 12pm
This meeting of the GEAC is open to the public and will have an in person and virtual attendance option. Offshore wind will be on the agenda.
Register to Attend Hybrid Meeting Online
Monday, June 17th, 6:15 pmâŚâŚGreen Drinks, on the topic of the recent Consumer Reports article on the costs of climate change. An ICF Vice President, Peter Schultz, will be the presenter.
Zoom link
Offshore Wind 101
Fact Sheet on Offshore Wind: helpful for contacting your legislators
SB 265 Fact Sheet
Find Your Legislator
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED!!
The final presentation of three will take place at the Dover Public Library, on May 22, 2024.
Register to Attend In Person or Virtually
Monday, April 29, 2024: 6-7:30pm
Lewes Public Library
Lewes, DE
Wednesday, May 8, 2024: 6-7:30pm
Rt 9 Library and Innovation Center
New Castle, DE
Wednesday, May 22, 2024: 6-7:30pm
Dover Library
Dover, DE
Governorâs Energy Advisory Council Dec. 19, 2023 Meeting
Delaware Department of Agriculture building
2320 S. DuPont Hwy., Dover, DE
9am to 12pm
There are meetings on Dec 15th and 19th. The offshore wind discussion will take place only on Dec. 19th. You may choose to attend only the Dec. 19th meeting. But keep in mind, that the public is allowed to speak only after Council members have voted. The most reasonable way to voice your opinion and have it count is to contact Council members directly prior to the meeting.
Description/Registration for Dec. 15th and Dec. 19th Meetings
Governorâs Energy Advisory Council: Renewable Energy and Clean Technologies Working Group Dec. 7, 2023 Meeting
State St. Commons Training Room
100 W. Water St., Dover, DE.
9am to 12pm
Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for US Windâs Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore Maryland
Deadline for making online comments is November 20, 11:59 pm.
Recently the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for two US Wind project proposals. This impact statement details what BOEM thinks about the proposals and is an important step ahead of awarding permits.
Go here to say why you think these two US Wind Maryland projects off Delaware’s shores should go forward in the approval process. Although these projects will not directly benefit Delaware theyâre for the greater good. They’ll add yet another increment to efforts to minimize world-wide climate change.
More information about the project.
So, line up your facts, be sure to use reliable sources, and write your views. Check out some of the Facts in this website to learn more on the talking points youâd like to share. BOEM is keen to hear what we have to say. The intake software allows you to add attachments.
Maryland Offshore Wind Commercial Lease Map
Symposium: Economic & Workforce Benefits of Offshore Wind; co-sponsored by Delaware Nature Society
Tuesday, Sept. 19th, 2023, 6:00-7:30 pm
Delaware Environmental Education Center
1400 Delmarva Lane, Wilmington
Panelists:
Sam Salustro, Vice President of Strategic Communications, Business Network for Offshore Wind
Aaron Roller, Sr. Project Officer, New Jersey Economic Development Agency
Listening Sessions Set for Input on Ocean and Bay Plan
Let the folks at DNREC doing Delaware’s ocean planning know that you want to an offshore wind project off our coast. BOEM has included two relatively small new lease areas off our coast in its latest “draft wind areas” proposal. They cite scallop fisheries in the area as the problem for the small size of the lease areas. Do the presence of scallop grounds justify BOEM’s decisions? What can DNREC tell us about the marine life in the planning area that would help our thinking about offshore wind turbine placement? Attend a listening session in Dover on July 23rd. DNREC will have about 8 staff members on hand to answer questions and to look up compelling marine life information on the internet (internet data largely courtesy of MARCO).
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Listening Session: Ocean and Bay Uses and Resources
Wednesday, June 28, 2023, 5:00 pm
Route 9 Library and Innovation Center
3022 New Castle Ave.
New Castle, Delaware
Join a public listening session focused on how we use the ocean and the Delaware Bay.
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Offshore Wind and the Viewshed: Discussing Offshore Windâs Visual Impacts
Tuesday, May 30th, 5:00-6:30 pm
Saint Martha’s Episcopal Church
117 Maplewood St. Bethany Beach
On Tuesday, May 30th, 5:00-6:30 pm, POWER and the Delaware Nature Society will host a symposium titled, âOffshore Wind and the Viewshed: Discussing Offshore Windâs Visual Impacts.â The event will include presentations by Prof. Jeremy Firestone (U.D.), Prof. David Bidwell (U. of Rhode Island), and Mike Dunmyer (US Wind). Charlie Garlow, of Rehoboth Beach, will be the moderator. Come early or stay late to see a UK wind farm through the virtual reality goggles of Chris Bason (Ărsted).
Delaware Climate Action Rally
May 2, 2023: 11am – 4pm
Come out with DelNature and other organizations at the upcoming Delaware Climate Action Rally. Join us for an afternoon of guest speakers and fun while we show our support for Delawareâs Climate Change Solutions Act.
Offshore Wind Symposia
April 12, 2023
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
- Mike Dunmyer, US Wind Deleware Slide Presentation
- Amber Hewett, National Wildlife Federation Slide Presentation
- Kris Ohleth, Special Initiative for Offshore Wind Slide Presentation
Cape Gazette covered first in a series of offshore wind symposia, April 12, 2023.