This article is about a offshore wind farm in Nantucket which could possibly be a money saver for the New England economy. This wind farm has been a long debated project that would add about 130 wind fans about 5 miles off the nearest shore making this the first one in the United States if it does happen. People also did analysis showing that this project would benefit their economy financially saving them almost 4.6 billion dollars over 25 years. Everyone is for the alternative energy but people want to check and make sure that the risk towards birds and other shore area wild life isn’t harmful. This article is very similar to one out of the Sunday times about Maryland looking into the same alternative source of energy. I feel New England’s project is a little farther ahead because they have numbers and how much money it would save while Maryland’s project is just looking at how many jobs it would supply for people to work on the project. It doesn’t say who would pay those jobs. I feel that as long as the off shore wind farms don’t disturb the shore life or affect the wild life then they are a good idea because we can never have too many energy sources. Also since another state has similar project plans we could maybe join together to make both projects flow smoother or Maryland can sit and wait and see how it goes for New England and its economy. I’m all for this project and hope that it can be successful.
