Offshore wind turbines are crucial to meeting New England’s renewable energy goals.
Wind energy is an essential building block of New England’s clean energy future – one that’s good for our environment, protects our health, and creates good-paying jobs here at home. With offshore wind energy developed in the right way and in the right places, we can oust dirty, polluting fossil fuel from New England.
But the fossil fuel industry isn’t ready to give up its hold yet. They’re pushing back against offshore wind, twisting facts and spewing disinformation – often in the guise of local “grassroots” groups.
With so much misinformation swirling around, we’re laying out the facts you need to understand the future of offshore wind.
What is offshore wind?
Offshore wind turbines are tall structures that electricity when wind causes their long blades to rotate. Miles of…