Skipjack is a 966 MW capacity off shore wind farm, proposed by Ørsted US Offshore Wind to be built on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Delaware, approximately 16.9 nautical miles (31.3 km; 19.4 mi) from the coast opposite Fenwick Island.
[10] The project will be built in BOEM-designated Wind Energy Area (WEA) OCS-A 0519,[11] an area of 26,332 acres (10,656 ha)[3] approximately 16.9 nautical miles or 19.5 miles (31.4 km) off the Delaware coast between Indian River Outlet opposite Fenwick Island, north of the Maryland WEA.
[14] The Port of Paulsboro on the Delaware River in New Jersey could become the site for the production the monopile foundations for turbines.
[6] The Maryland Public Service Commission has authorized ORECs (offshore wind renewable energy certificates) for both Skipjack and MarWin.
[9] Residents and business, particularly in Ocean City, Maryland, have raised concerns about the potential of negative impact of building a wind farm offshore, thus creating a landscape that could affect tourism.