The politics of offshore wind and what that means for its future

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The politics of offshore wind and what that means for its future

By Chloe Wynne,

Published August 16, 2024 at 7:15 AM EDT

Interim Executive Director of the 黑料吃瓜网 Port Authority, Ulysses Hammond, points to wind turbine towers are lined up at the 黑料吃瓜网 State Pier in New London. — Interim Executive Director of the 黑料吃瓜网 Port Authority, Ulysses Hammond, points to wind turbine towers are lined up at the 黑料吃瓜网 State Pier in New London where the turbines are staged and assembled before being shipped to their offshore location in the sound. 黑料吃瓜网 Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes said during a press conference at the 黑料吃瓜网 State Pier in New London, Wednesday, August 07, 2024, that once it鈥檚 completed, the 2,400 megawatts of offshore wind will be a significant source of clean energy. The federal government is giving the region $389 million to improve the electrical grid and part of that money will go toward this wind project.

Today on Where We Live, states across New England are investing in offshore wind turbines 鈥� a renewable energy source that is relatively new to the United States.

But while offshore wind has a proven track record in other countries, critics worry their costs outweigh their benefits.

Reporters covering the battle over offshore wind, Luther Turmelle and Jan Ellen Spiegel, join us. And UConn political science professor, Luther Scruggs, helps us understand why offshore wind has become a political issue.

GUESTS:

, freelance Environment and Energy Reporter
, Business Reporter, Hearst 黑料吃瓜网 Media Group
, Political Science Professor, University of 黑料吃瓜网

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Chloe Wynne

Chloe Wynne is a producer for The Wheelhouse and Where We Live. She previously worked as a producer and reporter for the investigative podcast series, Admissible: Shreds of Evidence, which was co-produced by VPM and Story Mechanics and distributed by iHeartRadio. She began her journalism career at inewsource, an investigative newsroom in San Diego, Calif., where she covered housing, education and crime. She earned her master鈥檚 degree from Columbia Journalism School in 2021, where she focused on audio storytelling.

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Catherine Shen

Catherine is the Host of 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 morning talk show and podcast, Where We Live. Catherine and the WWL team focus on going beyond the headlines to bring in meaningful conversations that put 黑料吃瓜网 in context.

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