Why It’s So Hard to Build Offshore Wind Power in the U.S.

摘要

For years, the mighty wind blowing off the Massachusetts coast has beckoned developers with visions ofclean, emission-free electricity. The latest to be seduced, Vineyard Wind LLC, aims to install 84 Statute ofLiberty-size turbines about 15 miles off the state’s shoreline, which would together generate enoughelectricity to power 400,000 homes as soon as 2022.