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RI gov to discuss wind power
Supporting a proposal for a massive wind farm
Updated: Friday, 19 Feb 2010, 3:18 PM EST
Published : Friday, 19 Feb 2010, 3:17 PM EST
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri is joining the governors of six East Coast states in a meeting with the U.S. secretary of the interior to discuss offshore wind farms.
Carcieri plans to attend the session Friday afternoon in Washington with Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. Carcieri is supporting a proposal for a massive wind farm miles off Rhode Island's coast.
Carcieri's administration has signed a deal with Deepwater Wind LLC to build a project that could involve about 100 turbines roughly 15 to 20 miles off the shoreline.
In the near term, the company hopes to build a smaller demonstration project off Block Island.
The projects still require multiple permits before proceeding. The National Governors Association is meeting this weekend in Washington.
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