[aqme28]

A common blocker for offshore wind is people* complaining about seeing wind turbines on their formerly immaculate horizon. These don't have that problem.

*: e.g. Ted Kennedy. Rich and politically connected people like to live on the coast

[rootusrootus]

What's interesting is that we can stop off-shore wind projects for that reason, but can't seem to stop the advertising barges that run up and down the coastlines.