{"content":[{"text":"there is insufficient public knowledge that the MD commitments \n involve the DE coastal communities and the cable connections will \n be in DE. At this stage, the local citizens and businesses are still in the \n dark about these potential decisions that will impact their \n communities and their electricity system.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.045654,"width":0.7526660000000001,"height":0.108427}},{"text":"So why does DE need to consider offshore wind energy? It’s very \n simple. Without stepping forward now with a purchase or an \n investment, DE could miss one of the biggest opportunities for \n economic development in the next decade. One fact is clear, DE \n does not have many options in attracting and building new industry. \n Renewable energies, particularly wind energy and solar power, are \n the fastest growing jobs in the US. Also, land-based wind industries \n are growing in the majority of US states now – it’s one of the few \n bipartisan success stories that contribute significantly to our new \n energy supply as well as the new, good paying jobs supporting it. \n The Department of Energy report states that there are 41 states with \n utility-scale wind projects at end 2016 and land-based wind industry \n jobs up were up 32% to 102,000. These numbers are clearly fact- \n based and available with the DOE, Department of Labor Statistics as \n well as the EIA and I would be happy to provide the working group \n with additional facts if they are not currently available to the working \n group.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.175679,"width":0.7621990000000001,"height":0.3685909999999999}},{"text":"Also, DE owes its citizens a strategy regarding clean energy and a \n leadership role in climate change. As Gov. Carney has stated quite \n clearly this summer, \"Delaware is the country’s lowest-lying state and \n with 381 miles of coastline, climate change is a very real threat to our \n future.” (Reference:https://news.delaware.gov/2017/06/01/governor-carneys- \n statement-on-president-trumps-decision-to-withdraw-u-s-from-the-paris-agreement/ \n But what can one of the smallest states do to demonstrate action on \n climate change?","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.565894,"width":0.764085,"height":0.16718899999999992}},{"text":"The low hanging fruit of energy efficiency should be ramped up with \n continued support from the state. Utility-scale, domestic clean \n energy needs to be considered along with innovative ideas such as \n micro-grids. Building greater resiliency along the coast to deal better \n with extreme weather events requires new investments in \n infrastructure and is urgent. Could the build-up of the offshore wind \n market link to these needs? So what are the options for DE now? \n Doing nothing and waiting is not a realistic option. This working group","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.754871,"width":0.7642240000000001,"height":0.17339700000000002}},{"text":"2","bbox":{"left":0.872516,"top":0.939212,"width":0.009938000000000002,"height":0.015152000000000054}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}