The state of Maryland has launched a fresh procurement for offshore wind capacity, days after a US district court struck down President Donald Trump’s moratorium on offshore wind development.
In documents published this week the Maryland Department of General Services’ Office of State Procurement invited developers that hold leases off Maryland to submit bids for a 20-year power purchase agreement with the state.
The documents do not specify how much power Maryland is looking to purchase in the process, but the state has a goal of 8.5GW of offshore wind capacity by 2031.
Orsted, Equinor and US Wind all hold leases off the coast of Maryland.
The move by the state is the first procurement launched in the United States since Donald Trump took office in January 2025 and initiated a broad ranging attack on the industry, including against US Wind’s Maryland Offshore Wind.
The department will hold a pre-bid conference on 17 December, with questions jabout the process due 23 December.
Developers are asked to submit bids by 16 January.