Proponents want push on subway link to LaGuardia Airport and new streetcar; in other New York news, a major wind power thrust and affordable housing in Brooklyn
The Hollandse Kust Zuid 1 and 2 farms are expected to one day supply 700 to 750 MW of capacity, drawing from an estimated 60 to 130 turbines, depending on the kind of monopile-foundation wind technology installed.
Wind technology costs and power prices are falling for land-based and offshore wind projects, according to three Energy Dept. reports released Aug. 23.
Plans to build an 800-MW offshore wind farm off the Massachusetts coast near Martha’s Vineyard advanced on Aug. 1 when developer Vineyard Wind announced power contract deals with three major state utilities that set a levelized price of 6.5¢ per kW/hr.
