The
utilities,
which
serve
millions
of
consumers
in
Long
Island,
New
York
City
and
Westchester
County
north
of
there,
are
studying
the
feasibility
of
locating
a
wind
farm
13
miles
(21km)
in
the
ocean.
The
proposal
calls
for
350
megawatts
(MW)
of
initial
generation,
with
the
ability
to
expand
nameplate
capacity
to
700MW.
Con
Edison
and
LIPA
estimate
that
a
350MW
wind
farm
operating
at
30%
capacity
would
generate
about
920,000
megawatt-hours
a
year,
enough
energy
to
power
more
than
250,000
homes.
The
New
York
Public
Service
Commission
estimates
that
every
megawatt-hour
of…
