re: #508 LudwigVanQuixote

In NJ, there are a couple of wind projects in the pipeline. The marketing campaign to get it done involved studies to see what would be acceptable to locals - whether it was 1,3,5, or 10 miles over the horizon. Clearly winning was over the horizon (out of sight, out of mind), but they decided on a siting that would be barely visible from shore - because the costs become prohibitive the further out to sea you get.

The marketing has hit on the best way to get new power plants is to convince people that the source of that power is not seen.