Working to win over legislators worried about the costs of subsidizing offshore wind energy, Gov. Martin O'Malley has proposed an amendment to his legislation that would cap long-term the amount Marylanders would have to pay on their electricity bills at $2 a month.
The governor's bid to require Maryland utilities sign 25-year contracts to buy power from offshore wind turbines has run into resistance in Annapolis, with lawmakers leery of how much the move will cost ratepayers.
In the Maryland Politics blog, Sun State House reporter Julie Bykowicz quotes Del. Dereck E. Davis, chairman of the House Economic Matters Committee, saying the proffer "certainly is helpful." A Prince George's Democrat, Davis told Julie "more members are growing comfortable with the idea."
To read the rest of Julie's post, go here.
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