ARTICLE · 01 NOVEMBER 2010

Energy Industry Updates for October 2010

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With many states eager to create jobs in connection with the offshore wind industry, Massachusetts has recently identified the precise location where some of those jobs may someday be located.

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Thomas McCann Mullooly

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Offshore Wind Hits Land

With many states eager to create jobs in connection with the offshore wind industry, Massachusetts has recently identified the precise location where some of those jobs may someday be located. Governor Deval Patrick recently announced that New Bedford, Massachusetts has been selected as the construction staging area for the Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound. Facilities for the selected 20-acre staging area will cost $35 million, including a new 1,200-foot bulkhead. Between 200 and 300 jobs will be created during construction.

The Cape Wind project, a 130-turbine wind farm, currently plans to begin commercial operation in late 2012. The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities is still reviewing the Cape Wind's power purchase arrangement with National Grid. Massachusetts estimates that work associated with the Cape Wind project will create another 600 to 1,000 jobs for the area.

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Energy Industry Updates for October 2010

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