Huge offshore wind farm receives British government approval
What will be one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms has been approved by the British government to be built off the coast of northern Wales. The 250 turbine Gwynt y Môr farm will generate 750 MW and is scheduled to come online in 2012.
The approval of this wind farm comes around the same time that the US government approved its own offshore farm near Cape Cod. And like the Cape Wind proposal, the British project has also faced tough opposition from locals protective of their scenery and tourism.
While I can’t be sure of this, I have a feeling that these NIMBYs are going to be proven very wrong. Having seen all three of the major wind farms in California, I think people are going to be drawn to the sight of these gigantic windmills and the unique scenery they create. Fortunately, we’ll know soon enough.
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