WIND FARMS HIT THE BEACH

Welcome Wind Farms! Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Delaware, and New Jersey have been advancing in their wind farm plans. Specifically, the Cape Wind Project, is about to come to life 440 feet above Nantucket Sound. It is the first offshore wind farm to move along in development. 'Deep Water Wind' is the name of Rhode Island's wind project (I guess being close to the water encourages the urge for clever boat names.)

Wind farms are typically part of broad landscapes, and the areas along the coasts seem so developed it's not as likely  to see them there. The large city populations that surround our coasts certainly do cry out for an alternative energy source, so much so, many have nuclear power plants built on them. Finally, the dream of putting up some wind farms is starting to happen.

There are complications of course, like getting the power to stations where it can be transmitted. There is also the high cost of coastal land. And even though the wind turbines can be as far as 15 miles off shore, no one wants to look at wind turbines on their beautiful coasts. You can read more about them here: WIND FARMS