LISTEN: Offshore wind back in development, but financial expert says impacts from freezes remain

A US Judge has allowed the last of the five frozen offshore wind projects to resume development after federal pauses due to unspecified security concerns.

However, Seth Feaster with the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis says the pause wasn’t without its impacts, potentially costing billions of dollars in energy bills for consumers as electricity rates continue to climb and wind power being a potential, unutilized relief valve. 

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Grady Culhane is a Cape Cod native from Eastham. He studied media communications at Cape Cod Community College and joined the CapeCod.com News Center in 2019. Host of Sunday Journal.


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