ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley faced stiff opposition Tuesday from a key Senate committee over his offshore wind energy proposal, which would force utilities to buy more wind power.

Lawmakers on the state’s Senate Finance Committee, which is charged with deciding whether the bill will get a full vote in the Senate, grilled O’Malley for nearly an hour over how much the proposal would end up costing ratepayers.

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