Cape Wind means business for Mass.

Boston Globe ^ | 4-28-10 | Erin Ailworth,

[NoLibZone]

With the federal government's approval yesterday of the Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts stands at the nexus of the nation's growing offshore wind power industry, state and business officials said. And that means jobs: engineering jobs, construction jobs, technical service jobs and more.

"It spans the spectrum from blue collar to white collar. It's boatmen taking boats out there; it's blue collar workers turning the wrenches," said Roger Freeman, coordinator of the energy and environment working group at the advocacy group Progressive Business Leaders Network, which has supported Cape Wind. "I think the primary beneficiary will be the wind industry, but it helps build Massachusetts as a cluster and a center for renewable energy."

Massachusetts already has a growing wind energy industry. A federally-funded facility where workers will test wind turbine blades is under construction in Charlestown. Vestas Wind Systems, based in Denmark, has a research and development hub in Hudson. And earlier this month, Cape Wind signed an agreement to buy 130 wind turbines from Siemens Energy Inc, which now plans to open a Boston sales office for US offshore wind projects.

[upstanding]

I hope it’s built right offshore from that horrid Kennedy family’s compound.

[cripplecreek]

Massachusetts already has a growing wind energy industry. A federally-funded facility where workers will test wind turbine blades is under construction in Charlestown. Vestas Wind Systems, based in Denmark, has a research and development hub in Hudson. And earlier this month, Cape Wind signed an agreement to buy 130 wind turbines from Siemens Energy Inc, which now plans to open a Boston sales office for US offshore wind projects.

Sounds like its gonna eat taxpayer dollars.

[Boardwalk]

It’s comin on like a hurricane.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

I hope it’s built right offshore from that horrid Kennedy family’s compound.

I heard that John Effing Kerry (who served in Viet Nam you know) stabbed the dead Kennedys in the back by supporting this.

[RicocheT]

It’s a black hole for rate payer and taxpayer dollars. Five miles offshore means expensive deep foundations and an expensive line to shore, plus the maintenance expenses. A nuke plant would make more electricity cheaper per kilowatt.

[Mike Darancette]

The roaring stately windmills will indeed be a tourist attraction.

[Mike Darancette]

Massachusetts already has a growing wind energy industry. A federally-funded facility where workers will test wind turbine blades is under construction in Charlestown. Vestas Wind Systems, based in Denmark, has a research and development hub in Hudson. And earlier this month, Cape Wind signed an agreement to buy 130 wind turbines from Siemens Energy Inc, which now plans to open a Boston sales office for US offshore wind projects.

IOW: Not built here.