Updates

Public Comments on Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project BOEM (2/13/2023)

RE: Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind

(CVOW) Commercial Project (Docket No. BOEM-2022-0069).

Public Comments on Empire Wind DEIS on BOEM (12/30/2022)

RE: Public Comments on Empire Wind Wind Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)

Docket BOEM-2022-0053.

For Immediate Release (Video): Visual of Wind Turbines off the Coast of Delaware Beaches (8/31/2022)

The Caesar Rodney Institute (CRI), with its Energy Expert David T. Stevenson, has spearheaded the fight against offshore wind turbines since 2017 to protect Delaware Beaches. Today, CRI announces the release of a shocking video that depicts and uncovers the truth behind how the wind turbines will look off Delaware beaches after construction, who will benefit (not Delawareans), and the marine life it will forever harm....READ MORE

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University of Delaware Disappoints Again (6/23/2022)

Offshore wind supporters like to quote a Wood Mackenzie research study that says buildIn 2018, Governor Carney convened an Offshore Wind Working Group composed of very capable people from across a spectrum of energy perspectives. They were tasked to consider whether the state government should mandate the use of offshore wind. The conclusion was offshore wind was too expensive but left the door open to future consideration compared to other generation sources.

Public Comments on US Wind COP Approval (6/22/2022)

Re: Comments on Notice of Intent to develop a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on US Wind Marwin and Momentum offshore wind Construction & Operations Plan, BOEM 2022-0025

US Offshore Wind Jobs are Highly Exaggerated (5/13/2022)

Offshore wind supporters like to quote a Wood Mackenzie research study that says building 29,000 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind electric generating capacity on the Atlantic seaboard by 2030 will create 80,000 annual full-time US jobs between 2025 and 2030.

University of Delaware Research Paper on Offshore Wind Costs gets an 'F' (4/12/2022)

A recently-released research paper from the University of Delaware (UD) reports that the cost of power from a proposed 800-megawatt offshore wind project would fall within current wholesale power prices.

100% Wind and Solar. 100% WRONG (10/8/2022)

Proposed legislation nationally and in some states would establish a requirement 100% of electricity be generated from "renewable" sources such as wind and solar power. This policy will lead to unacceptable electric price increases and blackouts.