Delaware Chapter

After countless meetings with stakeholders and conversations about how to make offshore wind make sense for Delaware, Senator Stephanie Hansen and Representative Debra Heffernan have introduced a bill that will guide our path toward securing an offshore wind project for Delaware.

The bill's hearing will be on April 24th at 2 PM in the Senate Environment, Energy, and Transportation Committee. Let us know if you can make it in-person, or virtually, by registering here! 

If you can’t make it, we still need you to email your legislators in support of this bill so we can get it passed before the chance of securing a project off of Delaware's coast is gone with the wind.

You can also join our lobby day on May 16th from 9:30-2:30 by registering here!

Check out some of the great work we are doing in Delaware below and, if you want to get more involved in this kind of work, fill out our volunteer survey and one of our coordinators will be in touch!

Protecting Air Quality in Delaware

We have taken great steps in our state to clean up and protect our air, water, and soils, but there are constant efforts to roll back that progress. That is why the Delaware Chapter is always hard at work to both support policies to clean up and protect our air, water, and soils and stop any policies that threaten our state's ability to protect public health and the environment. To learn more about these efforts and more, attend our Climate & Energy Public Meetings

Securing Renewable Energy Resources

Offshore wind energy alone has the ability to cover up to 30% of our energy deeds as a State if we do it right and we do it now. The Delaware Chapter is a member of People for Offshore Wind Energy Resources (POWER), a coalition of people working to secure an offshore wind project for the First State. We are also pushing to ensure everyone has the right and ability to install solar at home or subscribe to a community solar project in Delaware to access the power of the sun as well!

Amplifying Environmental Justice Efforts

We strive to amplify the work of environmental justice advocates fighting for the right to clean air, water, and land in Delaware. We work with community members and organizations to improve the permitting process, address pollution in communities, advocate for smart and equitable land use, reduced energy burdens, and more. To learn more, attend our Environmental Justice Public Meetings, email the EJ Chair Willie Scott or Environmental Justice Associate Organizer Marissa McClenton.