High-price US steel could hit 'viability' of offshore wind projects in New York: Nyserda

American-made supply chain hopes could founder on realities of scarcity of industrial capacity that could drive up costs and eat into local economic development benefits, concludes agency study

Molten iron blown in a steel mill in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1941. The US steel industry is currently unable to meet the demands of the offshore wind industry, report says
Molten iron blown in a steel mill in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1941. The US steel industry is currently unable to meet the demands of the offshore wind industry, report saysFoto: Getty Images/HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Published 25 March 2022, 19:06Updated 28 March 2022, 18:43
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