The issue is not
windmills or not...
It is a fact that this Cape Wind project would not be
financially feasible were it not for government subsidies and more
importantly, the need for the company to pay for the property it
is to be located on. If it had to buy 24+ aches of Cape Cod
property, this would not have left the drawing board.
The location of
a commercial power generating operation [or any commercial
development] in an off shore area must be fully
reviewed and regulations to protect against unrestricted commercial growth on this government
property.
Further, all factors should be exhaustively examined for the
environmental impact to the area.
Questions of long term responsibilities in the event of natural
disasters such as hurricanes still remain. How would a major
storm impact this industrial operation and what would be the
damage to the area?
As a private company, would Cape Wind be able to declare bankruptcy
and walk away from its obligations?
These are not quaint little windmills blowing in
the breeze producing free electricity, but rather 130 structures that are
each nearly as high as a 44 story building which would be
supported by an industrial complex [including a central
service platform holding 40,000 gallons of transformer oil and
1000 gallons of diesel fuel, with a helicopter pad] that by its
very nature will impact the entire area as ANY industry
does.