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[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Gov. Chris Christie signs offshore wind power bill

By Matt Friedman and Brian T. Murray
Newark Star-Ledger (NJ)
August 19, 2010


PAULSBORO — A new wind may be blowing in electricity for New Jersey but 
there are concerns it may bring a chill to ratepayers.

Gov. Chris Christie today signed an act that aims to facilitate offshore 
wind power for use in the state.

The measure offers financial aid and tax credits to attract private 
companies to participate in developing wind farms in the ocean. But this 
effort may also involve significant expense to be passed on to power 
consumers.

The Offshore Wind Economic Development Act was signed by Christie at a 
former BP Oil Company facility in Gloucester County, where a port that 
once held tanks of fuel oil will become New Jersey’s launching point for 
an ambitious renewable energy program.

Paulsboro Marine Terminal, a port on the Delaware River the state has 
struggled to revitalize, is envisaged under the legislation as the 
preferred hub for manufacturing wind turbines. Through these turbines, 
the state hopes to one day generate 1,100 megawatts of electricity from 
farms located 12 to 20 miles off the coast.

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For the entir3e article, see
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/08/gov_chris_christie_signs_offsh.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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