Majority of Mass. Legislators Urge Cape Wind Approval

BOSTON--(Business Wire)--
A majority of the members of the Massachusetts Legislature, 107 in total,
representing Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate, including 28
Committee Chairmen, have signed onto a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar
urging him to approve Cape Wind "as soon as possible."

This announcement today coincides with an event in Newark, Delaware where Vice
President Biden and Interior Secretary Salazar are highlighting offshore wind
power development in the United States.

Chairman Frank I. Smizik who authored the letter said he was pleased to have
obtained nearly 30 additional signatures less than a month after he first
submitted the letter with 78 signatures. "Projects that start controversial up
here usually stay controversial. Not Cape Wind - rarely have I seen legislators
come to such a consensus in support of a project as they learn more about it,
and this letter - with a strong and ever-growing majority of the legislature
signing on - represents that," said House Chairman Smizik. "It`s clear to me
that people realize Cape Wind is a development that is good for the environment,
good for the economy, and overall a real win for Massachusetts," Smizik added.

U.S. Secretary Ken Salazar is expected to issue a Record of Decision on Cape
Wind in the near future. The Minerals Management Service of the U.S. Department
of Interior issued Cape Wind a favorable Final Environmental Impact Statement in
January. In March, the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board voted
unanimously to issue Cape Wind a `Composite Certificate` that will finalize
State permitting.

"I am pleased that a majority of the Massachusetts Legislature along with
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and 86% of the citizens of Massachusetts
support Cape Wind and want Massachusetts to become home to the nation`s first
offshore wind farm," stated Cape Wind President Jim Gordon. "Cape Wind is
shovel-ready," Gordon added.

Cape Wind`s proposal to build America`s first offshore wind farm on Horseshoe
Shoal would provide three-quarters of the electricity used on Cape Cod and the
Islands from clean, renewable energy - reducing this region`s need to import
oil, coal and gas. Cape Wind will create new jobs, stable electric costs,
contribute to a healthier environment, increase energy independence and
establish Massachusetts as a leader in offshore wind power. For more information
visit www.capewind.org.

Cape Wind
Mark Rodgers, 508-237-6312

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