U.S. wind developers see prices easing By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - Two companies aiming to build wind farms off the U.S. northeast coast expect the cost of electricity generated from sea-based turbines to fall as the industry grows. No offshore wind farms have yet been built anywhere along U.S. coasts, and the rates that Deepwater Wind and Cape Wind have proposed charging consumers for the electricity they would generate are much higher than the public had expected. Those … [Read more...]
OffShore Wind – Cape Wind
Offshore wind could be next wave for United States Proposed Massachusetts project faces local opposition - Cape Wind By Scott Malone HYANNIS, Mass., July 28 (Reuters) - The Cape Cod resort area, famous for sandy beaches and centuries-old fishing villages, could in the next few years claim a new title of home to the United States' first offshore wind farm. The United States has experienced a surge in investment in wind power over the past four years, more than tripling its ability to … [Read more...]
Offshore Wind Farms – California Coast

Offshore windmills hold clean-energy promise David R. Baker, Chronicle Staff Writer Someday decades from now, California's sprawling coastal cities could draw their power from floating windmills that bob on the sea like buoys, far from shore. Their blades would spin over deep ocean water, turning in winds that are steadier and stronger than they are on land. Undersea cables would send their electricity to shore. This kind of floating windmill has not yet been deployed en … [Read more...]
OffShore Wind Farms – RI
R.I. offshore wind farm will likely be out of sight 01:00 AM EDT on Sunday, May 24, 2009 By Peter B. Lord Journal Environment Writer A bird-migration radar on Block Island, with the Southeast Light in the background. Deepwater Wind Because of stronger winds and a sea floor with fewer obstacles to construction, the most favorable places for wind turbines in Rhode Island coastal waters appear to be far offshore, where the turbines will be all but invisible from the … [Read more...]
