{"70438":{"#nid":"70438","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Offshore Wind","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGa. Offshore Wind a \u0027Matter of Time\u0027\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBy Orlando Montoya\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFrom Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUpdated: April 29, 2010\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESAVANNAH, Ga. Now that the Obama administration has approved the nation\u0027s first-ever offshore wind farm in Massachusetts, wind advocates here in Georgia say, it\u0027s only a matter of time before Georgia follows suit.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOffshore wind could be in Georgia\u0027s future. One expert says, it\u0027ll just take some economic incentives. (photo Steve F)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMary Hunt follows wind energy policy at Georgia Tech.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The amount of work that has gone into this in terms of permitting has been phenomenal,\u0022 Hunt says of the Massachusetts project. \u0022So many other energy projects have not been subjected to the kind of scrutiny this project has.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EStudies done about five years ago off the Georgia coast found ideal conditions for wind turbines.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWind there is relatively steady and strong and the ocean floor isn\u0027t that deep.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd energy giant Southern Company is researching the idea.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This could be a real economic boon for Georgia, even if there\u0027s not an offshore wind farm built here in the next few years,\u0022 Hunt says. \u0022We really anticipate that it\u0027s not a question of if it\u0027ll go off Georgia, we really believe, it\u0027ll be when.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHunt says, the problem for Southern Company right now is more economic.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u0027s cheaper to produce energy using other methods.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EShe\u0027s hopeful Congress will consider an energy bill this year that will provide incentives to spark wind energy.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESAVANNAH, Ga.\u0026nbsp; Now that the Obama administration has approved the nation\u0027s first-ever offshore wind farm in Massachusetts, wind advocates here in Georgia say, it\u0027s only a matter of time before Georgia follows suit.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Offshore Wind"}],"uid":"27222","created_gmt":"2010-05-05 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:02:51","author":"Mary Hallisey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-05-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-05-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"70439":{"id":"70439","type":"image","title":"wind farm","body":null,"created":"1449177314","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:15:14","changed":"1475894400","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:00"}},"media_ids":["70439"],"groups":[{"id":"1280","name":"Strategic Energy Institute"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"}],"keywords":[{"id":"14496","name":"Offshore Wind"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlex Collins\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStrategic Energy Institute\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=ac258\u0022\u003EContact Alex Collins\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-385-0384\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["alex@energy.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}