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Departing LIPA chief backs new offshore wind farm plan

Quick ReadLaw is the driving force behind another wind farm project.

FILE - Wind turbines stand clustered offshore in

Photo credit: AP | FILE - Wind turbines stand clustered offshore in Dronten, the Netherlands. Departing LIPA chief Keith Law is the driving force behind a wind farm project that would stretch from Queens to western Suffolk. (July 27, 2006)

When LIPA chief Kevin Law took the reins three years ago, he won kudos from local politicians and beach-side homeowners for scuttling an offshore wind farm as too costly for ratepayers, too controversial and too close to shore.

But as he prepares to leave the power authority this month, Law is the driving force behind another wind farm project that could be nearly five times larger, dotting...

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