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Why US offshore wind power is struggling – the good, the bad and the opportunity

  • Written by Christopher Niezrecki, Director of the Center for Energy Innovation, UMass Lowell
imageThe first U.S. offshore wind farm was built in 2016 off Rhode Island's Block Island. AP Photo/Michael Dwyer

America’s first large-scale offshore wind farms began sending power to the Northeast in early 2024, but a wave of wind farm project cancellations and rising costs have left many people with doubts about the industry’s future in...

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