Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo was on the call with reporters Tuesday to announce final approval of the long-awaited $2.8-billion project that would be located between Block Island and Martha’s Vineyard, produce enough power for about 400,000 homes, and go into operation in 2023. As Rhode Island governor, Raimondo oversaw construction of a five-turbine demonstration project off Block Island that in 2016 became the first offshore wind farm in the nation.
$2.8 billion to power fewer than half a million homes. Waste money, much?
$2.8B to make them feel better about themselves. Can you imagine trying to install, much less maintain offshore wind turbines? Give it about 10 to 15 years and those things will stop turning or catch or fire as the project is abandoned.
Yeah...
>Approval only came after the project partners agreed to create a compensation fund for fishermen who expect to lose access to fishing grounds.
Can you imagine trying to install, much less maintain offshore wind turbines?
Maintain? They don't think any further than spending the money in order to say they're doing something to fight "climate change."
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