Federal lease Area of MARYLAND WIND ENERGY AREA (WEA) 80, 000 Acres Enough for 1, 500 MW of Wind Power 3
Current US Wind Project: 86 Turbine installations 722. 4 MW of Power 4
Turbine Layout
US Wind, Inc. - Maryland Project § Project Description: § 12 -Miles off of Ocean City, MD § Applying for 750 MW with PJM § ~260 MW will use Maryland OREC § 86 Total Turbine Installations § In-Service Date of 2021 7
2. Maryland Project Development Status 8
US Wind, Inc, Activities Since Lease 2015 § Leased Office in Downtown Baltimore§ Began Staffing Project Development Team § Carried out FEED Studies for Cable and Foundations § Carried out Geo-Phys and Geo-Tech Surveys in WEA § PJM Process Commenced § Site Assessment Plan Submitted to BOEM 9
US Wind, Inc, Activities Since Lease (cont. ) 2016 -2017 • OREC Application Process • Resulted in OREC Award for 913, 000 MWh/yr • Cable Easement Survey • First Phase in 2016 • Second Phase completed late 2017 (included re-route in IRB to avoid high density clam areas) 10
IRB Re-Route 11
IRB Re-Route 12
US Wind, Inc, 2018 Activities § SAP Approval and Installation of Met Tower § Construction and Operations Plan Submittal 13
1 North Charles Street, Suite 2310 Baltimore, MD 21201 www. uswindmaryland. com Jen Banks Permitting Specialist (919) 714 -9258 j. banks@uswindinc. com 15