TO THE EDITOR:
There is tremendous potential for producing clean wind energy off of our coasts, especially here in North Carolina.
According to a report conducted by the Sierra Club, North Carolina has the most offshore wind potential of any Atlantic state, with the capacity of providing 58 GW, or 130 percent of the state’s energy demands.
However, the advancement of offshore wind still has a long road ahead if we plan on catching up to the progress in renewable energy in Europe.
In fact, as of now, no projects have yet been built off U.S. shores.
Thankfully, leaders in Congress have already introduced a bill, “Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act,” to jumpstart offshore wind projects.
But as of today, neither of our N.C. senators have joined the charge to help make the promise of offshore wind a reality.
I was pleased with Gov. Pat McCrory’s recent public statement supporting wind energy.
I hope Sens. Richard Burr and Kay Hagan can follow his lead and co-sponsor this bill.
Ting Ting Eeo ’15
Environmental studies
