The US is carving out new offshore wind sites

Zones off three eastern US states could support up to 8 GW of offshore wind, according to the US government.
Currently, there are two test offshore turbines off the coast of Virginia. However, by the end of the decade, it is expected to be several gigawatts. | Photo: Dominion Energy
Currently, there are two test offshore turbines off the coast of Virginia. However, by the end of the decade, it is expected to be several gigawatts. | Photo: Dominion Energy

The show must go on. The US offshore wind industry may be slowing down at the moment, with Avangrid being allowed last month to buy out of its contract to supply power from the Commonwealth Wind project in Massachusetts after a year of wrangling while lawsuits are being filed to stop projects elsewhere. But that doesn’t mean a halt to future expansion.

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