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Proposed wind farm off LI's shore gets boost
Quick ReadThe project could cost several billion dollars and would provide enough power for 200,000 of Long Island's 1 million homes.
Photo credit: Handout | A wind turbine generates power off the coast of Southern Ireland.
A proposed wind farm off Long Island's coast got a boost Wednesday when state power authorities agreed to seek a lease for thousands of acres of land under the Atlantic Ocean now controlled by federal officials.
The move was the first concrete step forward for the project, which could cost several billion dollars and would provide 350 to 700 megawatts of electricity - enough to power up to...
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