Full Title: State Policies Can Unleash U.S. Commercial Offshore Wind Development
Author(s): Shiva Polefka
Publisher(s): Center for American Progress
Publication Date: September 1, 2017
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Description (excerpt):
This report provides an overview of the case for state government action to foster
the fledgling domestic offshore wind energy industry and surveys the origin,
implementation, and impact of offshore wind policy in three states—Rhode
Island, Massachusetts, and New York. These states serve as exemplary cases
for other coastal states endowed with access to this abundant, climate-safe,
renewable resource.
This report concludes with a list of policy options for other coastal states also
considering pursuit of the strategic benefits of offshore wind energy, based on the
key elements underpinning the success of the three states highlighted. When considered
together, these elements comprise a policy toolkit that could be of value
to other coastal states seeking to capitalize on their offshore wind resources.