EnergySource
Jun 26, 2023
US offshore wind’s growing pains: Permitting and cost inflation
By
Joseph Webster, Elina Carpen
The United States has a nascent offshore wind strategy that requires approving new projects and catalyzing investment into the sector. Two major issues are constraining US offshore wind deployment: challenges in securing permits and cost inflation. How fast the US offshore wind market matures will depend in part on whether the country quickly learns from others who have more developed offshore wind sectors.