RULES DUE ON U.S. OFFSHORE WIND & WAVES

Final offshore wind rules in months: U.S. Interior
Ayesha Rascoe (w/David Gregorio), April 2, 2009 (Reuters)

"U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar… expects his department to finalize rules for offshore renewable energy in a few months…

"The department is considering whether to give final approval to offshore wind energy project Cape Wind off the coast of Massachusetts, which aims to provide power for 400,000 homes but has drawn powerful opponents including Sen. Ted Kennedy and other residents of coastline communities."

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"The project would consist of 130 wind turbines over 24 square miles in Nantucket Sound, within view of popular Cape Cod resorts.

"The Interior Department oversees offshore wind and solar projects under an agreement reached last month with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

"Under Salazar, the department has worked to speed development of clean energy production on federal lands."