Let’s set up a scenario here.  We plan to build 1000 MWH capacity of wind farms.  Each MWH will average out to 5000 dollars, so the project costs five billion dollars.  The US Government issues five billion in debt free money.  They charge one percent interest on this money, and that money goes back to the Treasury to cover some other expenses, like healthcare for the contractors, admin, insider dealings and so forth.  Let’s look at it here comparing US backed non-debt money to Federal Reserve Bank debt money.
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Along the Atlantic seaboard there are a number of offshore wind farms in the planning stage.  These all seem to be stuck in bureaucratic red tape.

Offshore wind is a proven technology in Europe. Already five countries have built more than 100 MWH or offshore wind capacity.
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