Building America's Regional Offshore Wind Powerhouses – 10 GWs & Counting

Renewable Energy World: Recently, I asked a meeting of Atlantic-state policymakers a question: How many had ever started a brand new industry?  Not many raised their hands.  But, in fact, that's precisely what they've been doing.  In six East Coast states – Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Maryland and Connecticut – state policymakers are taking the critical steps to create a new American heavy industry, which promises to ultimately generate 160,000 new U.S. jobs and gigawatts (GW) of low-cost, clean offshore wind power (OSW) for consumers and businesses on the Atlantic seaboard and beyond.

Read article