Delaware Congressional Delegation Statement on NRG/Bluewater Wind Deadline Extension

WASHINGTON – Today, Sens. Tom Carper, Chris Coons and Rep. John Carney (all D-Del.) released the following statement on NRG/ Bluewater Wind’s agreement with Delmarva Power to extend their deadline for an additional three months.

“We welcome today’s announcement that NRG has reached an agreement with Delmarva Power to extend their deadline for an additional three months. We look forward to working closely with NRG, Governor Markell and the Obama Administration over the coming months to ensure that this project continues to move forward and that the federal government does all it can – in the form of loan guarantees and tax incentives – to bring this project to light. We believe we must hasten the day when we can harness the wind energy off our coasts to power millions of flex-fuel, plug-in hybrid vehicles like Fisker’s Karma and Nina that will be built right here in America and in our home state of Delaware. Developing clean, renewable energy in the form of offshore wind in Delaware is a great way to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and promote clean, renewable energy.”

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