Offshore Wind Wire

MORNING ROUNDUP: Duke Energy Plans NC Offshore Wind Transmission Study

Duke Energy is planning a $670,000 study on the transmission capacity required to develop offshore wind near North Carolina, the Charlotte Business Journal reported Friday. The project would be supported by up to $530,000 in Energy Department funding, according to the report. Maryland Labor Groups Want Guarantees Maryland labor groups are asking for guaranteed involvement in offshore wind development in exchange for [...]

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NC Offshore Wind Demonstration Begins Environmental Study

By David McGlinchey Duke Energy will hold a public meeting March 18th in the Outer Banks town of Manteo to discuss the newly launched environmental impact study for a proposed three-turbine offshore wind demonstration project. The Army Corps of Engineers filed the official notice launching the study in February, according to Duke Energy spokesman Jason Walls.  He [...]

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