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Bluewater Wind
Bluewater Wind is leading the way on the North Atlantic Coast and in the Great Lakes Region, developing offshore wind energy projects that will bring the advantages of clean, stable-priced, renewable wind energy to tens of thousands of coastal residents. Comprised of experienced environmentalists and business professionals from around the globe, the Bluewater team has both the know-how and dedication to build responsible wind energy projects. Bluewater's staff has over 100 combined years of experience in the wind, energy, environmental, finance, public policy, and marine sectors. Bluewater Wind is part of the Babcock & Brown family of companies..

In response to public requests for clean, reliable energy, Bluewater carefully selects potential offshore locations, conducts comprehensive environmental studies and assesses wind resources. In addition, Bluewater selects skilled and experienced contractors who plan connection to the grid and arrange for delivery of the energy to customers. Lastly, Bluewater secures financing early on in project development in order to see the project through from concept to decommissioning.

The Bluewater Philosophy
Bluewater Wind leads a team of world-class experts to identify and pursue the best projects possible. The company believes that the community who will be hosting and benefiting from offshore wind projects is the top priority. This belief has developed the company's exceptional public relations reputation and has become the hallmark of Bluewater's responsible project development.

Bluewater has demonstrated favorable public engagement through transparency and project modifications in response to public input. The company engages with local environmental, trade, union, community, and academic organizations in order to assess the needs and wants of the community; this allows resulting projects to fit the needs of those who will be involved and affected. For example, this level of public engagement led to the special scutiny of one potential project site located in Delaware Bay during the summer of 2007. Local bird protection organizations were concerned about the impacts of wind turbine structures on the migratory species over the Bay and provided adequate evidence of their concerns. As a result, Bluewater ceased developments for that project site and to this day maintains relationships with those organizations in order to optimize environmental benefits of other project sites.

A University of Delaware survey was conducted on Delaware beaches around the same time that Bluewater initiated it's Delaware project developments; the survey sought to determine public acceptance of offshore wind power among specific DE beach communities. The survey boasted a 90%+ response rate and indicated overwhelming support for the technology based on environmental and electricity rate benefits.

Bluewater's projects are designed to have minimal - if any - effect on the viewshed of the project site. To that end, the company chooses to place projects no closer to shore than 10 miles. At that distance on a clear day, the turbines may appear to be smaller than the height of one's fingernail and as thin as a toothpick. Bluewater will continue to adhere to this project philosophy in order to both enhance the capture of optimum wind resources and the desired visual appeal of each project.

Projects
Bluewater Wind LLC is one of the nation's leading developers of offshore wind energy projects, and a tireless advocate of wind as a clean, safe, and stable-priced means to meet our energy needs. As such, Bluewater is currently executing projects in Delaware, New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island and has begun expanding operations into the Great Lakes.