New Report Shows Domestic Offshore Wind Industry Potential, 21 Projects Planned in U.S. Waters

<> New Report Shows Domestic Offshore Wind Industry Potential, 21 Projects Planned in U.S. Waters - The Energy Department released a new report showing strong progress for the U.S. offshore wind market—including the start of construction of the nation's first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, one of 21 projects totaling 15,650 megawatts (MW) in the planning and development pipeline -- 13 projects totaling nearly 6,000 MW—enough to power 1.8 million homes—are in the more advanced stages of development, while 12 projects with more than 3,300 MW planned have announced a commercial operation date by 2020.