Company chosen to explore nation's first off-shore wind farm

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Garden State Offshore Energy will receive $4 million from the state to explore building what could be New Jersey's — and the nation's — first offshore wind farm.

The company is a joint venture of PSEG Renewable Generation and Deepwater Wind. It was chosen from five proposals as the preferred developer of a 350-megawatt wind farm that will be able to generate power for 125,000 homes annually.

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The current proposal calls for 96 wind turbines to be located on a rectangular grid 16 to 20 miles off the coast of Cape May and Atlantic counties. The company says the facility will barely be visible from the shore and may start generating energy by 2012.

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No offshore wind farms have been built in the United States, although they've been proposed off the coast of Delaware, Rhode Island, New York and in the Gulf of Mexico. There are several in Europe, where the technology is gaining popularity.

http://mycentraljersey.com/article/20081003/STATE/81003029

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Very cool. 15+ miles out and you won't really see a thing.

[Ban Hammer 14,582]

Very cool. 15+ miles out and you won't really see a thing.

good point. plus, the structure will attract fish.

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It will be all the way out here!

[AlHayatZween 2]

Woooooooooooo!!!

Jersey!

[HAL 9000 96]

AND NO OIL SPILLS...

VERY COOL INDEED.

Very cool. 15+ miles out and you won't really see a thing.

good point. plus, the structure will attract fish.

You mean a plus for increasing fish populations? Can't be!

And yes... its a great idea. Less birds would be caught in the turbines. Except those seagulls that wanted to.

[rocks 494]

wow, that's fantastic. i personally don't think they are ugly if you can see them, just big and somewhat intimidating. putting them offshore is obviously more aesthetically pleasing though. i hope this is the start of a drive towards having more renewable energy sources.

[AlHayatZween 2]

More wind offshore...

And it would be cool if you got to work out there... to take a boat to work... i mean besides the Staten Island ferry... that would be cool.

[HAL 9000 96]

More wind offshore...

And it would be cool if you got to work out there... to take a boat to work... i mean besides the Staten Island ferry... that would be cool.

Probably not in the winter though!

Its about time someone put this idea into practice. Weather dynamics worldwide permit this in quite a lot of locations.

[Ban Hammer 14,582]

AND NO OIL SPILLS...

VERY COOL INDEED.

Very cool. 15+ miles out and you won't really see a thing.

good point. plus, the structure will attract fish.

You mean a plus for increasing fish populations? Can't be!

And yes... its a great idea. Less birds would be caught in the turbines. Except those seagulls that wanted to.

i think we can spare a few seagulls

[HAL 9000 96]

AND NO OIL SPILLS...

VERY COOL INDEED.

Very cool. 15+ miles out and you won't really see a thing.

good point. plus, the structure will attract fish.

You mean a plus for increasing fish populations? Can't be!

And yes... its a great idea. Less birds would be caught in the turbines. Except those seagulls that wanted to.

i think we can spare a few seagulls

Not exactly an endangered species. Besides... that potential increase in reef fish could also support a larger food chain. Seagulls included.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

AND NO OIL SPILLS...

VERY COOL INDEED.

Very cool. 15+ miles out and you won't really see a thing.

good point. plus, the structure will attract fish.

You mean a plus for increasing fish populations? Can't be!

And yes... its a great idea. Less birds would be caught in the turbines. Except those seagulls that wanted to.

i think we can spare a few seagulls

i think charles just wants to go deep sea fishing out there

[spookyturtle 9,466]

I think off topic would be a good location for a wind farm, plenty of hot air here.

[HAL 9000 96]

AND NO OIL SPILLS...

VERY COOL INDEED.

Very cool. 15+ miles out and you won't really see a thing.

good point. plus, the structure will attract fish.

You mean a plus for increasing fish populations? Can't be!

And yes... its a great idea. Less birds would be caught in the turbines. Except those seagulls that wanted to.

i think we can spare a few seagulls

i think charles just wants to go deep sea fishing out there

Hey now that's a though... just not off the Jersey shore!!

[Ban Hammer 14,582]

AND NO OIL SPILLS...

VERY COOL INDEED.

Very cool. 15+ miles out and you won't really see a thing.

good point. plus, the structure will attract fish.

You mean a plus for increasing fish populations? Can't be!

And yes... its a great idea. Less birds would be caught in the turbines. Except those seagulls that wanted to.

i think we can spare a few seagulls

i think charles just wants to go deep sea fishing out there

not offshore of nj, no telling how many bodies one would catch out there.