Living next to the Atlantic Ocean has its benefits.. Nice ocean views, cool summer breezes and scantily clad women on the boardwalk and beaches..

Our esteemed Governor decided that he wants to plant hundreds of wind turbines off our coast so they can generate power to be shipped off to other states.

His most ambitious plan for this years meeting of the Maryland leftist legislature has gone down in flames..



ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Gov. Martin O'Malley's offshore wind bill will have to wait a year.

Senate Finance Chairman Thomas "Mac" Middleton pulled the bill from consideration in his committee Thursday, saying there were too many questions left on the costs to ratepayers and who would build the wind turbines to answer before lawmakers leave town next week.

The move kills one of the most ambitious proposals the governor was pushing this year.

Middleton said Thursday the proposal would have to be vetted over the summer.

http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=delmarvanow&sParam=36199941.story

yea, clean, cheap energy is something we just don't need right now...

I wouldn't say wind provided energy is cheap.
I have green Mountain and I pay 11.9 per killowhatt hour.

it is all standardized... i pay the same for TXU....