Good luck on the dovetailing “with a separate proposal for liquefied natural gas” part!
This should work well. Take a concept that has no payback on shore and put it out in a stormy salt environment with the added costly marine vessel or structure which requires additional maintenance.
How many waterfowl/seabirds will be butchered?.. Hello, environmentalists, HELLO????
That’ll make for spectacular views (sarcasm) for tourists on what will be the former beautiful Oregon coast. Suggested locations: Cannon Beach, Astoria, Seaside, Lincoln City, Tillamook, Newport and/or Depot Bay.
We have good friends in Coos Bay. In 2003 they were proposing a natural gas import terminal because the prediction was that the US production could not keep up. It was fought against. Now they are talking liquefaction for export. What a difference a few years make.
As for the wind power, this is the best location for wind turbines in the US and perhaps the capacity factor can get above 50% there. Still, would the numbers work given corrosion and maintenance costs?
Alla Weinstein, the CEO of the company being subsidized (Principle Power), has dumped lots of money over the years into Democratic campaigns, including Sen. Patty Murray and the Golfer-in-Chief’s. She’s getting millions from the DOE as payback. Just another eco-scam of the taxpayer.