Offshore Wind Catches Fire In Empire State While Others Fiddle

Another sign that coal is toast: New York State stakes another $500 million to beat it's East Coast rivals to the offshore wind energy punch.
In the race to harvest offshore wind energy along the Atlantic coast, New York is not messing around. The Empire State has just launched a new $500 million investment program aimed at sealing the title of Offshore Queen, as announced by Governor Kathy Hochul during her State of the State address this week. New York better watch out, though. Little old New Jersey is already nipping at it's heels.