Betting on Wind Power at the Jersey Shore:
The troubles faced by the Cape Wind in Massachusetts do not seem to have deterred folks from proposing additional offshore wind projects along the Atlantic Coast. In addition to proposals for wind farms off of Delaware, there are three potential projects off of New Jersey. If a pilot project is successful -- and there are no undue delays -- there could be 100 wind turbines off of the Jersey shore within five years. Even with such developments, the U.S. would continue to lag behind other nations in use of wind power, however. There are already some two dozen offshore wind farms in Europe, and none in the U.S.