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Federal judge lifts administration halt of offshore wind farm in New England

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224 points zekrioca | 6 comments | 22 Sep 25 22:45 UTC | HN request time: 0.699s | source | bottom
1. 2OEH8eoCRo0 ◴[23 Sep 25 01:51 UTC] No.45341929[source]▶
My father hates this thing because the electricity it provides is above market rate.
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2. hamandcheese ◴[23 Sep 25 03:08 UTC] No.45342392[source]▶
That seems like a great problem for the market to sort out.
3. lucb1e ◴[23 Sep 25 03:37 UTC] No.45342587[source]▶
That's easy to say if you don't have to live with the consequences of cheap oil product burning, nor apparently have an idea of the current health impacts (people walking by a car don't fall over but, in aggregate, the lost number of healthy years due to this pollution is pretty upsetting)
4. free_bip ◴[23 Sep 25 06:07 UTC] No.45343320[source]▶
Given that electricity demand is projected to continue climbing for some time, I don't think that's such an issue. It probably won't be above market rate for long.
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5. ZeroGravitas ◴[23 Sep 25 07:23 UTC] No.45343833[source]▶
In China offshore wind is cheaper than coal.

The stop-start nature of US efforts, which isn't limited to this particular illegal stop work order, don't help with costs.

6. stinkbeetle ◴[24 Sep 25 01:12 UTC] No.45355034[source]▶
Are electricity prices projected to rise? Even with all the much cheaper renewables coming on line in future?