An ambitious project to build the first offshore windmills in the USA appears to be doomed. Officials have recommended that the plan be scrapped, as the cost has risen. According to calculations rising building costs would leave energy from the windmills costing twice as much as energy from other sources.

Kevin Law, the chairman of the Long Island Power Authority, who is recommending that this project be canceled has stated his support for renewable energy, including other wind projects. The decision not to move ahead with this project is, in his own words, “based strictly on the costs.”

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