March 30, 2026 — A major legal battle over offshore wind in Sussex County has taken a decisive turn in the Delaware Court of Chancery this week.
The Court of Chancery has ruled in favor of the state, clearing the way for a controversial electrical substation tied to the US Wind project and rejecting a lawsuit filed by Sussex County and the Town of Fenwick Island, according to the Delaware Department of Justice.
That lawsuit challenged Senate Bill 159, a law passed in late 2025 after Sussex County Council voted 4-1 in late 2024 to deny a permit for the substation near the Indian River Power Plant.
The proposed facility would serve as the landing point for power cables from an offshore wind farm planned off the Maryland coast, ultimately connecting that energy to the regional grid.