CAPE WIND GETS BIG GO

Regarding the US Department of the Interior’s Approval Of the Cape Wind Construction and Operations Plan (COP)
April 19, 2011 (Offshore Wind Development Coalition)

[Jim Lanard, President, Offshore Wind Development Coalition:] “This is a major milestone for the offshore wind industry. The approval of Cape Wind’s Construction and Operations Plan (COP) is another significant step towards the establishment of the offshore wind industry here in the United States…”

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[Jim Lanard, President, Offshore Wind Development Coalition:] “…Offshore wind has the potential to create tens of thousands of high-skilled jobs and many economic development and manufacturing opportunities along our coasts, the Gulf of Mexico and in the Great Lakes. This COP will serve as a guide for other offshore wind developers as they continue to actively pursue leases in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes.”

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[Jim Lanard, President, Offshore Wind Development Coalition:] “Cape Wind has fought a valiant fight to provide Massachusetts’ residents with clean, stable-priced and renewable energy. The strong leadership demonstrated by the federal government, along with the key role played by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and his state officials, will allow the US to finally begin to catch up to European countries that have been generating emission-free offshore wind energy since 1991…”

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[Jim Lanard, President, Offshore Wind Development Coalition:] “…Establishment of a robust offshore wind industry requires a federal – state partnership. The model established in Massachusetts will serve our industry well as we continue to develop more offshore wind farms off our coasts. We hope that the precedent set today will enable other offshore wind developers to gain their approvals without having to run the ten-year marathon that Cape Wind had to endure.”