The map is a nice touch. Several points of view, fairly represented. I'm surprised the Cape Wind project is not mentioned. Could use more info.

This story doesn't say more than "One company wants to build an off-shore wind farm. That company and an environmental groups says it's good. The company that wants to build a coal plant says their plant is better. Locals aren't sure". That's not really much of a story. It would have been helpful had the reporter done a little digging into the actual numbers. That would have made it an informative story instead of a "They said. The other guys said" typical piece.

1. The story never tells us how many kWh of electricity can be generated at peak operating speed (I suppose that means highest winds). It just says that one windmill = 650 homes. 2. The story never gives us any way to compare a coal- or gas-fired plant with these 200 windmills. What is the range of sizes of power plants serving Delaware? We are not told. What size plant would the state like to build, if permitted to build a new coal- or gas-fired generating plant of whatever size? 3. We do not learn what statistics have been gathered regarding the winds off the coast of Delaware. 4. The story tells us nothing about how Delaware plans to use power the windmills will generate. Will it be dumped into the grid, regardless of ... More »