Offshore Wind Takes a Big Step Forward, but Remains Short of the Long-Awaited Boom

The U.S. offshore wind industry has reached a point where states continue to one-up one another with ambitious goals for development with officials in seven states (Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Virginia) having awarded contracts for projects that add up to more than 14,000 megawatts.energy. The problem is that the industry has been poised for a boom for a while now, with little to show for it.