WBOC: Johnny urged Moore to veto offshore wind bill hitting Shore ratepayers

When Ørsted walked away from its Maryland offshore wind project, the Democratic Supermajority’s response was House Bill 1296 — legislation to reopen the proceedings in a way that would have stuck Maryland ratepayers, Eastern Shore families included, with the bill for the next round of failed energy bets.

Johnny pushed back hard. He joined Senators Mary Beth Carozza, Stephen S. Hershey Jr., and Jason Gallion in urging Governor Moore to veto the bill outright. Eastern Shore families are already getting squeezed by sky-high electric bills driven by Annapolis energy mandates — they can’t afford to be on the hook for another project the private market already gave up on.

This is exactly the pattern Johnny keeps calling out: Annapolis writes the policy, the private partner exits, and the cost lands on the same utility bill that’s already hitting Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, and Wicomico Counties harder every year.