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You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.As if Delaware's beach resorts hadn't already taken a financial hit from coronavirus restrictions, the area's economy could be in line to get rocked again by a wind turbine project that could mean more money--for another state.A project slated to be built in a federal lease area off Delaware's coast by Danish developer Ørsted would drive potential beach-goers away, according to studies done by the University of Delaware and the University of North Carolina, said the Caesar Rodney Institute's David Stevenson."Basically, between 15 and 35 percent of of tourists won't come back to a beach where there's visible turbines, and just to put this in[to] perspective, these turbines are huge," said Stevenson.Stevenson said similar projects are being built up and down the East Coast, something Delaware might be able to turn to its advantage."What if the only place that didn't have [wind turbines] was the Delaware beach? How many people would come here instead of going to those other beaches? I mean, people go to the beach for the views," said Stevenson.If the project is built where Ørsted wants it, as many as 200 turbines, each as big as New York City's Chrysler Building, would be as close as 12 miles from shore, and along with that, electricity savings from the turbines are mandated to go only to Maryland residents.WDEL's got you covered: For all of WDEL's latest novel coronavirus COVID-19 coverage, including a list of symptoms and important numbers, locations for confirmed cases, and stories relating to the pandemic, visit&nbsp;.Sorry, there are no recent results for popular audio clips.We're always interested in hearing about news in our community. Contact the WDEL Newsroom: or (302) 478-8898.© Copyright 2020 , 2727 Shipley Road Wilmington, DE&nbsp;| &nbsp;||

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.As if Delaware's beach resorts hadn't already taken a financial hit from coronavirus restrictions, the area's economy could be in line to get rocked again by a wind turbine project that could mean more money--for another state.A project slated to be built in a federal lease area off Delaware's coast by Danish developer Ørsted would drive potential beach-goers away, according to studies done by the University of Delaware and the University of North Carolina, said the Caesar Rodney Institute's David...

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