As the first shallow water offshore project under review in the United States, utility-scale projects like Cape Wind are important to our national interest and a critical first step to building a domestic, globally competitive wind industry. Success in the project could also lay the foundation for a focused national investment to develop offshore wind technology in the coming years.
-- David Garman, U.S. Undersecretary of Energy
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Flip The Switch On Cape Wind Project Wednesday, April 28, 2010
...Nine years ago, a group of businessmen proposed a wind farm off Cape Cod, but the worthy project has stalled in a labyrinthine approval process. U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar plans to announce his decision by Friday. He should approve the project.