Dive Summary:
- McClatchy Co. has released a report that says five companies would be interested in building wind farms off the coast of North Carolina.
- Before leases for the farms are granted, the federal government must finish an environmental study; it could also take up to five years before construction would begin because of lengthy offshore development time.
- The five companies named in the report are Virginia Electric and Power Co., Fishermen’s Energy LLC; EDF Renewable Energy, Green Sail Energy, and Apex Wind Energy.
From the article:
Although the federal government must finish an environmental study before auctioning offshore leases, it asked companies last December if they would be interested in developing offshore wind projects in North Carolina, with five companies expressing interest in filings released earlier this week, according to McClatchy.
However, it could be more than five years before turbine construction might begin because of the time it takes to develop offshore wind power projects, the North Carolina Offshore Wind Coalition told McClatchy. ...