US coastal waters have a technical offshore wind capacity potential of 2,058 GW, meaning they are capable of generating 7,200 Twh per year, almost double the total amount of US electricity generation in 2015, a report says. National Grid and the Block Island Power Company have been good partners in the Block Island project, the first U.S. offshore installation, AWEA The report, published by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), says that while there is no shortage of land suitable for offshore wind, it has been difficult to develop it. With increased affordability from scaling, the offshore sector would progress towards 86 GW of installed capacity by 2050 – a target being pushed by the Obama administration. This would save "$50 billion in avoided global damages," the paper said.
US coastal waters have a technical offshore wind capacity potential of 2,058 GW, meaning they are capable of generating 7,200 Twh per year, almost double the total amount of US electricity generation in 2015, a report says. The report, published by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), says that while there is no shortage of land suitable for offshore wind, it has been difficult to develop it. With increased affordability from scaling, the offshore sector would progress towards 86 GW of installed capacity by 2050 – a target being pushed by the Obama administration. This would save "$50 billion in avoided global damages," the paper said.