Wind Energy Proponents 1, NIMBYs 0
Despite strong opposition by local NIMBYs, including Sen. Ted Kennedy, the Cape Wind offshore wind project took another big step forward today. After months of delays, the Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service handed the project a positive environmental review. The Obama administration will now have the final decision whether to grant final approval, or not.
The 130 turbine, 170 MW wind farm is planned for the waters of Nantucket Sound and will be positioned about five to eight miles offshore. The project is being built by Cape Wind and will cost around $1 billion and could open by 2011 if the process does not get tied up in court. It should produce enough electricity to power approximately 400,000 homes.
The above photo is a computer drawing from Cape Wind.
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