Massachusetts Goes Down To The Sea For Wind
One Square Mile: New Bedford's Gamble On Offshore Wind Energy
Avory Brookins, February 6, 2018 (Rhode Island Public Radio)
“…Offshore wind energy is an up and coming industry in Massachusetts…The state recently passed a law that requires power companies to solicit 1,600 megawatts of offshore wind energy by 2027, enough to power half of the state's homes…[The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources and the state's attorney general are reviewing three applications for large-scale offshore wind energy projects, which, once approved, could be the first projects of their size in the country…The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics also reported ‘Wind Turbine Service Technician’ is projected to be the second fastest growing occupation between 2016 and 2026…[The square-mile port of New Bedford] is undergoing a more than $200 million commercial makeover to prepare for the offshore wind industry…Wind farms could be operational off of New Bedford's coast as early as 2021.” click here for more
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