Document Type
Comment
Abstract
The federal government has started the process of ramping up U.S. offshore wind energy production by orders of magnitude for the next decade. In the past, affected communities have shown the ability to delay and even halt offshore wind development, and some stakeholders believe that the environmental impacts of these projects are too uncertain to risk undertaking them. Currently, the regulatory road to a fully commissioned offshore wind farm is lengthy, expensive, and full of hurdles, which include grappling with local community pushback. This Article will explore the regulatory process and its relationship with stakeholder pushback and litigation. The Article will investigate the federal government’s approach to incorporating community stakeholders into offshore wind energy projects and offer suggestions for a more integrative and enforceable scheme for community cooperation.
Recommended Citation
Theresa Norman,
Don't Make Waves: Community Involvement in Offshore Wind Energy Development,
30
Ocean & Coastal L.J.
(2025).
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.mainelaw.maine.edu/oclj/vol30/iss2/3
