The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said last week that it ison track to hold a lease sale by the end of the year for rights to develop offshore wind farms off six East Coast states. If the mid-Atlantic can indeed become a hub for offshore wind as the federal government intends, the presence of coastal wind capacity could stir competition with existing natural gas, nuclear and coal-fired electricity along the eastern seaboard.
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机译：美国海洋能源管理局（US Ocean Energy Management）上周表示，它有望在今年年底之前举行租赁出售，以获得在美国东海岸六个州附近开发海上风电场的权利。如果大西洋中部地区确实能够按照联邦政府的计划成为海上风电的枢纽，那么沿海风电的存在将加剧东部沿海地区与现有天然气，核能和燃煤电力的竞争。
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