North Carolina stands “well positioned” to take a large slice of the $140bn-plus market foreseen taking shape as the US Atlantic offshore wind sector lifts off, a new report from the state’s department of commerce has forecast.
The report, commissioned from consultancy BVG Associates, points to the state seeing “significant” economic development benefit from the 40GW of new plant it predicts will be built off the country’s eastern seaboard by 2035.
