According to the U.S. Department of Energy, shallow
waters along the eastern seaboard could host 530,000 megawatts of wind power, capable of covering more than 40 percent of current U.S. electricity generation.
Not exact matches
The majority of salmon caught in Alaskan
waters is exported, and the long heritage of oyster harvest
along our
eastern seaboard is all but forgotten.
By some measurements, turbines located in the relatively shallow
waters of the Continental Shelf could provide enough electricity to power every city
along the
eastern seaboard.
The four coastal states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia have 82 percent of the total Atlantic coast wind potential in shallow
water... These four states also have some of the lowest construction costs for offshore wind turbines all
along the
eastern seaboard, and they're among the largest and fastest - growing electricity markets.