URGENT UPDATE: Legislation has been filed to move Delaware forward to getting clean, renewable offshore wind to power our homes and businesses! Send an email to your legislators now!
Please join us in emailing your legislators and letting them know that you want an offshore wind energy project for Delaware and you want it NOW!
Tips for letter writing:
Your letter should be concise and personal. You do not need to write much; one or two sentences is enough. Here are a few talking points (Template below):
- Senate Bill 265, the Energy Solutions Act, is a common-sense approach to creating an offshore wind project that works for Delaware.
- Last year, Delaware passed the monumental Climate Solutions Act that set solid goals of 50% net reduction in emissions by 2030 and net-zero by 2050. Offshore wind will play a major role in meeting these goals.
- Our dependence on fossil fuels for energy production is a massive contributor to climate change and the pollution that threatens our planet and our state.
- Delaware is the only coastal state in the region not to have a plan to buy and develop power from offshore wind. If we act now, we can learn from the mis-steps and successes of earlier states to increase the benefit of a Delaware project.
- Offshore wind would allow us to truly move towards a greener future.
- Committing to offshore wind reduces the negative health impacts associated with the burning of fossil fuels. This means cleaner air and cleaner energy.
- A survey led by the Nature Conservancy found that around 77% of Delawareans support an offshore wind project for Delaware.
Please feel free to use a mixture of these or share your reasons for wanting offshore wind. Your letter can be just a couple of sentences long and can follow this rough template:
{Greeting}
My name is [insert your name] and I am a constituent living in [your town], I am emailing you to express my support for SB265 and creating an offshore wind project for Delaware. I know that [insert talking point] which is why I urge you to use your vote to support the commitment to and development of offshore wind energy in our state.
Thank you for your time and consideration,
[Insert name]