Power East Coast via wind? Doable with 144,000 offshore turbines, study says (Photo: Ingo Wagner / Reuters) Placing wind turbines off the East Coast could meet the entire demand for electricity from Florida to Maine, according to engineering experts at Stanford University. It would require 144,000 offshore turbines standing 270 feet tall — not one of which exists since proposals have stalled due to controversy and costs. But the analysis shows it’s doable and where the best locations are, says study co-author Mark Jacobson, a Stanford professor of civil and environmental engineering. Read the complete story.
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Power East Coast via wind? Doable with 144,000 offshore turbines, study says

(Photo: Ingo Wagner / Reuters)

Placing wind turbines off the East Coast could meet the entire demand for electricity from Florida to Maine, according to engineering experts at Stanford University.

It would require 144,000 offshore turbines standing 270 feet tall — not one of which exists since proposals have stalled due to controversy and costs. But the analysis shows it’s doable and where the best locations are, says study co-author Mark Jacobson, a Stanford professor of civil and environmental engineering.

Read the complete story.

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