is around 2940 windmills. I also spoke without giving thought to the real environmental questions. So lets thing about the thousands of miles of undersea wire that will have to be laid on the seabed to connect these monsters to the mainland.

[tom]Yes, lets put the out of work fishing industry back to work in something productive. You're looking at a diver whose done over 4000 dives off the New England coast. It's mud, rock, and sand out there. We're not reef strewn as more southern latitudes.

The anchors that will have to be drilled into the sea floor to hold them in place. The hundreds and hundreds of miles of grounding grids buried in the sea bed. Lets think about the smaller substations spread out along the coast to accept the off shore cables. Maybe you'll be one of the lucky ones who will get one in front of your house so you can enjoy that view as well.

[tom]Substations will have to be located directly on the coast? I don't think so.

Lets think about the industrial harbor that would have to be built to support the work boats that all of these ex fishermen turned into high voltage electricians are going to work from.

[tom]The New England coast already has a pretty substantial working harbors.

As for fishing in the area, forget it. The entire area will be off limits because of the danger of snagging an underwater cable with an anchor or net.

[tom] Anchoring is not key to fishing. I don't know about you, but I don't anchor when I fish and I've not noticed that commercial fisherman do either.

There will be shipping and transit lanes through the mess for mariners with off limits areas for the rest of the site.

[tom] Though I wouldn't be too surprised at some blocked areas, I don't see any evidence of mariners only being allowed in specific transit routes. Do you have evidence of this from other wind farms on the water?

Still like the idea?

[tom] Yes. More than I like the Northern Pass solution we're dealing with in New England right now. I see nothing but good going in this direction.