The governor of Rhode Island has proposed a $1.5 Billion wind farm off the coast of his state, and a two-year surveying and mapping effort is now underway to study the best location. Three ocean mapping vessels will be working to determine the best place to locate the wind farm, one each from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the University of Rhode Island.

The wind mapping project is part of a larger and long-term Ocean Special Area Management Plan that will define use zones for Rhode Island’s ocean waters for habitat, commercial, energy development and recreation.

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