Cape Wind

The Cape Wind Project is a planned wind farm on Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound off Cape Cod in Massachusetts. If completed as scheduled, it will be the first offshore wind farm in the United States.

Related Topics:
Wind farm - Horseshoe Shoal - Nantucket Sound - Cape Cod - Massachusetts - United States

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The construction will include a total of 130 wind turbines, and have a maximum output of 420 megawatts.

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Supporters of the project focus on its ability to displace oil and gas consumption with clean, locally produced energy. Critics note that it will represent a comparatively small portion of Massachusetts's energy consumption, and point out the uncertain environmental impact of the project.

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