Let us know if this doesn't turn out to be another embarrassing fiasco: Energy.gov claims that "a U.S. offshore wind industry that takes advantage of this abundant domestic resource could support up to 200,000 manufacturing, construction, operation and supply chain jobs across the country and drive over $70 billion in annual investments by 2030"

Jan. 2013:   PUC approves $120M Statoil offshore floating wind turbine project – will produce clean energy and jobs

The Maine Public Utility Commission (PUC) has approved a project proposal by Statoil to build a $120 million deepwater wind turbine demonstration project off the coast of Boothby Harbor, in the Gulf of Maine.

Maine Project Launches First Grid-Connected Offshore Wind Turbine in the U.S. | Department of Energy

Offshore wind represents a large, untapped energy resource for the United States, offering over 4,000 gigawatts of clean, domestic energy potential – four times the nation’s current total generation capacity. According to a recent report commissioned by the Energy Department, a U.S. offshore wind industry that takes advantage of this abundant domestic resource could support up to 200,000 manufacturing, construction, operation and supply chain jobs across the country and drive over $70 billion in annual investments by 2030.