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.

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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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