Yesterday's NYTimes contained a very short piece announcing further steps towards the buildout of wind farms off the coast of eastern seaboard states--specifically, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. When we were still a homeowner in Bethany a few years back, there were ongoing reports and rumors of a windfarm being placed right off the boardwalk--the Washington Post even did a story that included an artist's depiction of what it would look like from a beachgoer's perspective, the top 15% of the towers clearly visible to the naked eye. Hey, such is progress; maybe the underwater structures will attract fish (assuming the area isn't closed to boat traffic)?
National Briefing | SOUTH
Virginia: Four Ocean Sites Identified for Wind Farms
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: February 7, 2011Twitter
Officials have identified four swaths of ocean along the East Coast as ripe for wind farm development, and leases could be issued this year, the Department of the Interior said Monday. The Department of Energy also said it intended to spend more than $50 million over the next five years to speed development of the farms. The Interior Department said the four sites are off Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey. Those states will receive expedited environmental reviews for the projects, which are expected to create thousands of jobs. Each site is off major tourist destinations. But Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said the wind farms would be 10 to 20 miles offshore, far enough not to ruin views for beachgoers.
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