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Now one Delaware utility company is fostering a bold new idea to solve wind power location complaints for sea-bordering states — put the turbines off shore. On Monday, Delmarva Power, a major Delaware utility, announced that it was entering into a contract with Bluewater Wind to produce the nation’s first offshore wind farm.

According to Bluewater spokesman Jim Lanard, once installed there will be 150 turbines in total. Cumulatively they will provide 16 percent of the utility’s power output. The turbines will be securely anchored dozens of miles off Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.

However, Bluewater isn’t stopping there. Delmarva will only use approximately half the projected generating capacity of the farm. The remainder of the new wind farm’s juice will be sold off to other utilities.

The price tag on this incredible adventure is a cool $1.6B USD.

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