Hundreds
of
attendees
at
an
American
Wind
Energy
Association
conference
in
Atlantic
City,
New
Jersey,
wildly
cheered
and
celebrated
with
toasts
using
coffee
cups
as
US
Interior
Secretary
Ken
Salazar
and
Cape
Wind
Associates
chief
executive
Jim
Gordon
signed
the
25-year
lease.
"This
is
the
beginning
of
a
new
era
for
our
nation
in
offshore
energy
production,"
Salazar
told
the
audience.
“It’s
a
historic
day
for
wind
energy.”
He
says
that
Cape
Wind
will
pay
a
2%
to
7%
operating
fee
based
on
electricity
sales
to
Massachusetts
and
possibly
neighboring
states.
Massachusetts
regulators
are
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