Rhode Island Offshore Wind Stakeholders Final Report

摘要

In the summer of 2007, Rhode Island Governor Carcieri invited representatives from Rhode Island communities, the states environmental community, maritime businesses and industry, and governmental officials to participate in discussions regarding the development of a wind farm in Rhode Island area waters. A study commissioned by Rhode Island in 2006 and completed in winter of 2007 had determined that 15% or more of Rhode Islands electricity requirement could be supplied by offshore wind farms and, further, that 10 specific areas were suitable for consideration as wind farm locations. The Stakeholder Process was a series of four meetings in August, September, and October 2007. Meeting attendees included stakeholders (defined as town and city representatives, environmental organizations, local economic development organizations, and commercial fishing interests) as well as other participants (including state government agencies, U.S. Coast Guard, area university representatives, National Grid, consultants to the RI Office of Energy Resources, and others) who contributed technical information to the process.