Support Offshore Wind

Offshore wind power is the next major source of clean energy in the United States.

The U.S. has an abundant energy resource in offshore wind, which can support tens of thousands of new jobs, strengthen coastal economies, and deliver vast amounts of clean, reliable energy to American communities. America’s shores possess a power potential of more than 2,000 gigawatts (GW), nearly double the nation’s current electricity use.

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Opponents of Clean Energy Are Wrong About Whale Deaths

Opponents are making false claims about the offshore wind industry. The truth is:

Experts have been studying a tragic increase in whale deaths since 2016, before the offshore wind industry started working off the Atlantic coast.
Offshore wind vessels account for only 2% of marine traffic on the east coast.
Government scientists and regulators from two different federal agencies say that there is no evidence showing offshore wind development has directly led to the death of a whale.
Offshore wind is a critical source of clean energy that’s creating jobs and boosting the local economy while combating the real threat to majestic marine life like whales – the warming of our oceans as a result of climate change.

Send a letter to your elected officials today and urge them to support offshore wind during this critical time for our economy and environment.

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Creating A New Supply Chain and Workforce through Offshore Wind

Colonna’s Shipyard has been in business for over 145 years. Vance Hull, Director of Business Development, explains why offshore wind presents an opportunity to develop a new supply chain and workforce in coastal Virginia.

U.S. Offshore Wind Poised for Exponential Growth

The 2023 U.S. Offshore Wind Market Report reveals how a rapidly-growing pipeline of projects will provide enough electricity to power more than 20 million homes, deliver up to $25 billion per year in new economic activity, and support up to 83,000 well-paying U.S. jobs by 2030.

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American Voters Strongly Favor Offshore Wind Energy

Offshore wind is popular among U.S. coastal residents, with 7 in 10 voters in support of expanding offshore wind energy and majorities seeing it as beneficial in addressing climate change and improving the economy. Majorities had little to no concern about impacts on tourism.

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Explore how our offshore wind energy resources contribute to U.S. economic growth, job creation, and clean, reliable energy for Americans throughout the country.

Port of New Bedford and Vineyard Wind 1: Setting the Stage for the U.S. Offshore Wind Industry

Vineyard Wind is constructing the nation’s first large-scale offshore wind project – with 62 turbines planned for development off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard. Meet CEO of Vineyard Wind, Klaus Møller and learn why New Bedford has what it takes to be a leading hub for the burgeoning U.S. offshore wind industry.
Early hopes for offshore wind energy dashed by economic challenges

Last week, the first full utility-scale offshore wind farm in United States waters started sending power to American shores. But the offshore wind industry is facing daunting economic conditions that are slowing down overly-optimistic clean energy projections.
When Offshore Wind Work Becomes More Than a Job

Maximo and his union trained and worked hard every day to ensure that they were protecting the marine environment while working on the Block Island Wind Farm. Now that it’s built, he wants even more offshore wind projects to support a cleaner environment for his kids and grandkids.
Vineyard Wind providing power to New England grid for first time

For the first time, a wind turbine off Martha’s Vineyard is providing power to New England.

Voices of Support for Offshore WindAll Supporters

Offshore wind has strong, bipartisan support from elected officials at the national, state, and local levels as well as from business and industry leaders.

America’s clean energy transition is not a dream for a distant future – it is happening right here and now. Offshore wind will power our communities, advance our environmental justice goals, and stimulate our economy by creating thousands of good-paying union jobs across the nation.

Secretary of the Interior
Deb Haaland

The demand for offshore wind energy has never been greater. Plummeting costs, technological advances, skyrocketing demand and great economic potential have all combined to make offshore wind a highly promising avenue for adding to a diversified national energy portfolio. The U.S. Outer Continental Shelf provides a world-class wind resource on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Deputy Director
Walter Cruickshank

There is no other renewable energy resource that provides us with either the electric-generation or economic-growth potential of offshore wind. When we reach our goal of 7,500 megawatts, New Jersey’s offshore wind infrastructure will generate electricity to power more than 3.2 million homes and meet fifty percent of our state’s electric power need. Our offshore wind industry will generate billions of dollars in investments in New Jersey’s future, that will, in turn, create thousands of jobs.

New Jersey Governor
Phil Murphy (D)

The offshore wind energy industry is at the beginning of what many predict will be a tremendous expansion. This growth will create jobs across the United States as some $70 billion in new capital expenditures enter the market over the next decade.

National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA)
President Erik Milito

Fully developing the offshore wind industry’s potential will play a critical role in building out America’s future energy landscape. [Offshore wind is] at the cutting edge of tomorrow’s energy technology and will provide the type of high quality, family-supporting jobs needed for a healthy national economy.

Utility Workers Union of America Former President
Mike Langford

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March 8, 2024 | Elektrek
Virginia could make almost $5B from this 3.5 GW offshore wind farm

Avangrid’s 3.5 gigawatt (GW) Kitty Hawk Wind could deliver around $5 billion in economic impact across Virginia – here’s where the project stands.
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February 22, 2024 | WCVB
Power for 30,000 Massachusetts homes generated by Vineyard Wind

Sixty-eight megawatts of electricity, enough to power 30,000 Massachusetts homes, is now being generated and fed to the New England Electric grid.
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September 12, 2023
Opinion: Wind will Bring Thousands of Labor Jobs to New Jersey

New Jersey skilled construction and building trades workers have an economic boom coming their way thanks to Governor Phil Murphy’s initiative to build offshore wind farms along the Garden State’s coast.