Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says he’s cracking the whip to get Maryland’s off-shore wind farm — and three other mid-Atlantic wind farms — up and running.
Construction cannot begin on any of the wind farms until the four sites recieve exhaustive environmental impact reviews, which can last two or three years.
Salazar said Monday he will expedite the reviews, though he did not provide a timeline.
Also on Monday, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced plans to funnel roughly $50 million to off-shore wind farm research and market development.
