Offshore Wind Power Line Wins Backing+

A $5 billion transmission backbone for future wind farms is being invested by Google and New York Financial firm. Its a 350-mile underwater spine that will follow the Atlantic Seaboard.This potentially could change the electrial map along the Atalantic Seaboard and offers new locations for wind power.

“Conceptually it looks to me to be one of the most interesting transmission projects that I’ve ever seen walk through the door,” said Jon Wellinghoff, the chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which oversees interstate electricity transmission. “It provides a gathering point for offshore wind for multiple projects up and down the coast.”

These are the inventions and ideas the United States needs to continue to be a powerhouse country. If we continue on this path to going green we will set an example for others countries to follow.