Delmarva Power's proposed contracts to buy up to 170 megawatts of energy from soon-to-be-built land-based wind projects in Maryland and Pennsylvania were approved Tuesday by the Delaware Public Service Commission, making the utility one of the first in the region to meet one state's more stringent clean energy goals.

By SCOTT FALLON, STAFF WRITER The first offshore wind farm in New Jersey, and possibly the nation, will be built by the state's largest energy company off the coast of Atlantic City and Avalon.

By Timothy C Barmann Deepwater Wind beats six other bidders competing for the private- financed venture. NORTH KINGSTOWN -- The company selected to build a $1.5-billion wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island has never constructed an offshore project.

By Stephanie Garlow The Associated Press WASHINGTON - Visitors to Rehoboth Beach, Del., soon may be greeted by more than sand dunes, seagulls and beach umbrellas.

By Andy Rosen Maryland's former top energy regulator says local leaders around the state must make urgent appeals to their constituents to support electric infrastructure improvements before the state experiences power shortages projected to hit as soon as 2011. H.