User:Steve Fortune/Offshore wind power in the United States
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[edit]Offshore wind power is in the early stages of development in the United States. In 2022, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimated that the country has a "technical" resource potential of 1,476 GW (fixed-bottom) and 2,773 GW (floating) offshore wind power.[1] Offshore wind projects are under development in wind-rich areas of the East Coast, Great Lakes, and Pacific coast. The first offshore wind farm, Block Island Wind Farm, began operation in 2016.[2] The first commercial-scale (greater than 100 MW) offshore plant, the South Fork Wind Farm off Rhode Island, was fully commissioned on March 14, 2024. As of May 31, 2024, total offshore wind power was 174 MW.[3]
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[edit]- ^ Lopez, Anthony; Green, Rebecca; Williams, Travis; Lantz, Eric; Buster, Grant; Roberts, Billy (August 15, 2022). "Offshore Wind Energy Technical Potential for the Contiguous United States" (PDF). National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ "4 Emerging Trends in U.S. Offshore Wind Technologies". U.S. Department of Energy. August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
- ^ McCoy, Angel; Musial, Walter; Hammond, Rob; Hernando, Daniel H.; Duffy, Patrick; Beiter, Philipp; Pérez, Paula; Baranowski, Ruth; Reber, Gage; Spitsen, Paul (August 2024). "Offshore Wind Market Report: 2024 Edition" (PDF). Department of Energy. Retrieved November 7, 2024.