Sussex County Council voted to join a lawsuit challenging two state laws tied to the US Wind offshore project. Senate Bill 159 and Senate Bill 199 were contested due to their impact on renewable energy projects.
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A federal judge in Baltimore has refused to fully dismiss a sweeping legal challenge from Ocean City, Fenwick Island and dozens of other plaintiffs seeking to halt the construction of the US Wind offshore wind project off Maryland and Delaware.
Delaware lawmakers wrapped up their 2025 legislative session Monday with a flurry of votes, including final passage of a bill that may set a precedent of government overreach.
The bill is sponsored by Sen. Stephanie Hansen, the legislation take's back the State's authority to green light energy policy by providing retroactive approval of the conditional use permit for the U.S. Wind electrical substation which was previously denied by the Sussex County Council in 2024.