The University of Delaware has been commissioned to undertake the survey, which seeks to gauge the public’s perception of offshore wind development from Massachusetts to South Carolina – information the government concedes is in short supply at present.
“While we have seen significant interest in offshore wind power development in recent years … the absence of a broader regional study on tourism and wind power have made it difficult to identify and analyze the potential impacts of offshore wind development on coastal tourism and recreation,” the Interior Department says.
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