From: | Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com> |
Date: | Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:56:21 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] Former BP terminal, Paulsboro, New Jersey |
Gov. Chris Christie signs offshore wind power bill By Matt Friedman and Brian T. Murray Newark Star-Ledger (NJ) August 19, 2010PAULSBORO — 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. ... For the entir3e article, see http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/08/gov_chris_christie_signs_offsh.html -- 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 <lsiegel@cpeo.org> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Brownfields mailing list Brownfields@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/brownfields-cpeo.org | |
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